Re: Jane Pronunciation

[ed@wente.llnl.gov (Ed Suranyi)]

In article <1991Nov13.224918.10834@milton.u.washington.edu> donley@milton.u.washington.EDU (Erik Olson) writes:
<am995@cleveland.Freenet.EDU (Chris Blouch) writes:
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<>I was playing a song by Jane Siberry on my radio show Monday when I 
<>realized I wasn't exactly sure how to pronounce her last name.
<>Is it SEEberry or SIberry (long I)?  I myself have said it both ways
<>when people ask about her.  Nobody at the station knew for sure
<>but then these are the same people who say the Innocent Mission
<>(wince) instead of Innocence Mission.
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<I always thought it was "Siberry" (as in sibling).  And I think that's
<how the NPR guy pronounced it on the first interview I heard.

Yes, that's the way interviewers always pronounce it: "Sibb-erry"
Since Jane is generally right next to him when he says it, I assume she'd
correct him if it were wrong.

Ed
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