Robert Belew
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Please, someone, tell me how to pronounce the main character's name ? It drove me crazy through the whole book.
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Jayna
Apparently nobody knows.
The audiobook pronounces it I-lish (long I, basically "Irish" with an l instead of an r)
In the movie, it is mainly pronounced A-lish (long A)
But, in the movie, you also hear E-lish (long E) and El-lish (short E).
The audiobook pronounces it I-lish (long I, basically "Irish" with an l instead of an r)
In the movie, it is mainly pronounced A-lish (long A)
But, in the movie, you also hear E-lish (long E) and El-lish (short E).
Eileen
My name is Eileen and I pronounce it Eye-LEEN. I sort of wish my name was Eilish, I really like it! I joked with my husband that I'm going to change my name to Eilish (EYE-lish).
Maureen Williams
Living in Ireland, I have friends with the name, one who pronounces it A-lish (long A) and one who goes for I-lish (eye-lish). Depends on where the speaker is from.
Louise
It is A-leesh the Irish for Alice or Elizabeth and then some Irish would pronounce it Eye-Lish.
Tish
I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator pronounced it "EYE-lish."
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