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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How do you pronounce "Lachy"?

How do you pronounce "Lachy"? 'lack-e', or 'lay-she'?
  

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I would guess "tch," but with a name, you never know.

  • I would guess "tch," but with a name, you never know.
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I would guess "tch," but with a name, you never know.
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Without meeting the person, I would pronounce it Lake-y.
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I would guess "tch," but with a name, you never know.

Hi Avangi

What do you mean by "tch"? Is it the sound "tch" as in "catch"? Please let me know.


PhilipWithout meeting the person, I would pronounce it Lake-y.


Hi Philip

I would say it 'lack-e'? Is it any good? And I don't get why you would say 'la
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Jackson6612What do you mean by "tch"? Is it the sound "tch" as in "catch"?
Yes.
Itch, latch, batch, ratchet, ******, etc.

Strangely enough, the "t" doesn't contribute anything. The "ch" is pronounced exactly the same as in "chew," "charm," "chase," "chip," "Charles," etc.

I don't personally know anyone with that name, but it doesn't mat
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AvangiStrangely enough, the "t" doesn't contribute anything.
Thanks, Avangi. You have always been very helpful.

I would say "strangely (adverb)" modified the entire underlined part and "enough (adverb)" in turn modifies "strangely". I believe the definition #1 of "enough" fits above. Please guide me. Thanks a lot.

enough (adverb
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I guess my brain was on auto-pilot. The expression "strangely enough" is sort of an idiom, and trying to analyze it by studying the words which make it up won't be of much help.

It means something like "it may be hard to believe, but it's true."

Or sometimes, "here's a really strange and interesting sidelight on this issue:"

Or, "Would you believe . . . . . "

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"locky" like lachlan.

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