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Oh my. This Anne is beautiful.

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Geezers need excitement.

I never did get to understand how to pronounce "Anneke" properly. Maybe I will some day. In the meantime, even though I've met Silje during her Octavia Sperati days, I realise that I don't know how to pronounce her name either. So, what's the answer?

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For for you english pseak it would be an-ne-ke with the e you pronounce like the article "a" in "a cup of coffe"
and for silje it'd be seel-ye (with the latest e to pronounce the way of "a cup of coffee" )

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Maybe i'm paranoid, yeah that's my problem
You almost have to be when you look like me

So, you mean much the same as the English "Celia"?

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I would pronounce it (with my french instinct) célia, but thinking the english way, I guess that's about it it, only the a should be replace by a "i" or "ee" sound (can someone provide some phonetics dictionary

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Maybe i'm paranoid, yeah that's my problem
You almost have to be when you look like me

http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-sp ... -demo.html

Go to website, select a voice of Norwegian (F/M) and then type your text, push the button "Say it!"

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I thought it was a shorter vowel sound at the end, not ee but a short e or even an a, so something like seel-ya
Same as Trine is something like Tree-na
and Tone is something like Too-na
(other Octavia members)
Geoff: in fact when I asked Silje about her name she compared it to the English Celia.
The voice demo page doesn't load for me.

Brilliant website!

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Maybe i'm paranoid, yeah that's my problem
You almost have to be when you look like me

in fact I can say that I have just learned how to speak "Giersbergen"

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Hahahaha loved the website

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Ah, so it is Sil-geeee.

Or Sil - G

I was thinking it was SILJ-, silent E.

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Jajaja, damn great page... Im still trying with Einstürzende Neubauten

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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

Oh, so you pronounce it like you would 'Celia' I always thought it was SilGEEE

Try this with the english voice: Einschtüüürzendeh Noibauwten



But the german voice says it great.

The thing is, that's relatively easy when you understand a bit of German ... but I'm lost when it comes to Scandinavian languages. And pretty lost when it comes to Dutch as well.

That's a clever website. Years ago, we had a Dutch friend called Leineke. I don't know where she is now, but at least I now know to say her name at last!

It's quite fascinating to put my full name (Geoffrey) into the box and see how a Dutch person might pronounce it.

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According to how it sounds on that website, it is Silgee

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Are you sure you haven't got it set to pronounce as an American/English person would rather than a Norwegian?

Well, can't speak for Bridge, but I had it set on Norwegian.

ERRRRR


CELIA! LOL

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Try this
http://forvo.com/word/silje_nergaard/

Ah, you got it!