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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

How to pronounce the ph in Stephen?

In Stephen, is the ph always pronounced as a v like in Stephen King or sometimes like an f? If so, is it a choice of the person or parents with that name or is there any geographical distribution?


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I have never heard anything but "v". There is another English word like that. Posh Brits pronounce "nephew" with a "v" sound, I guess because the original French word had a "v".

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  • I have never heard anything but "v".
  • There is another English word like that.
  • Posh Brits pronounce "nephew" with a "v" sound, I guess because the original French word had a "v".
  • "F" and "v" are related phonetically.
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I have never heard anything but "v". There is another English word like that. Posh Brits pronounce "nephew" with a "v" sound, I guess because the original French word had a "v". "F" and "v" are related phonetically.

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