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The S in Ghislaine (in French) is silent (ghee-laine), even though people these days use a pronunciation that is closer to the spelling (jiss-laine).
by davidivadavid 6y ago
The S in Ghislaine (in French) is silent (ghee-laine), even though people these days use a pronunciation that is closer to the spelling (jiss-laine).
- jobigoud 6y agoI'm in France and I only ever heard it pronounced "jisslaine". Although we had a friend called that and we used to nickname her "jilou".
- davidivadavid 6y agoIt's common for people not to know the "proper" pronunciation of the name. For a well-known example, you might have heard of the infamous case of Ghislaine Marchal. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Omar_Raddad#Ghislaine_Marchal https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Omar_Raddad#Ghislaine_...