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Jun 14th, 2004 | 12:59 PM

Jibboo

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Quick Pronounciation Question

Totally not travel related, but how do you pronounce the name Leif?

Jun 14th, 2004 | 01:01 PM

Underhill

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Depends somewhat on the country of origin; the two that we know pronounce is Lafe.

Jun 14th, 2004 | 01:26 PM

Cerlaurie

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Remember Leif Garrett? He pronounced it like Lafe.

Jun 14th, 2004 | 01:45 PM

Kal

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Please. Just leif us alone and get a leif.

Jun 14th, 2004 | 01:51 PM

atilla

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Kal, you never fiel to make us leif!!

Jun 14th, 2004 | 01:57 PM

Kal

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I'm phinally being phunny? Phar owt.

Jun 14th, 2004 | 02:04 PM

bonniebroad

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Kal, what time did you start on your Canadian Club today???

I've been keeping a close eye on my birdbath........... looking for that Polish Chirper......

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Jun 14th, 2004 | 02:09 PM

JohnD

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I colleague of mine from Sweden pronounced Leif like "leaf".

Jun 14th, 2004 | 02:11 PM

Kal

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Today I'm just a big slump-shouldered ~

gt;.
I've been plucked 3-4 times today. And not in the good sense of the word.

Jun 14th, 2004 | 02:30 PM

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Diana

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Jibboo.

It's lafe.

It's also pronunciation as opposed to pronounciation.

(I always find such irony in people's saying that word incorrectly. I guess I need to worry about more important things...)

Jun 14th, 2004 | 04:27 PM

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SaraLou

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It's a name. It's pronounce how the person with the name or perhaps their parents dediced to pronounce it. (Ex. Mueller - pronounced Mil-ler or Mue-ler)

Jun 14th, 2004 | 05:00 PM

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jimshep

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Leif, as in Leif Eiriksson, is pronounced ?leaf.?

Jun 14th, 2004 | 05:06 PM

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wow

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Diana: Re: your comment on 'pronunciation'....you will enjoy this one: Today I was speaking w/ a friend who has written a book on "Women in Golf". She said it was finished & she "just has to get someone to check & see if it is 'gramarrilly' correct.!!! Should I send you a copy???