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How would you pronounce Clementine?

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BotBotticelli · 11/01/2015 21:29

Clemen-teen or Clemen-tyne?

I think it looks lovely written down but I only really like the 'teen' pronunciation....

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pumpkinsweetie · 12/01/2015 06:46

tyne

mathanxiety · 12/01/2015 06:38

Clementeen here for the name, clementyne for the fruit.
I believe Clementine Churchill used the -teen pronunciation.

SoonToBeSix · 11/01/2015 23:27

Fruit isn't meant to be pronounced teen.

GettingFiggyWithIt · 11/01/2015 22:59

Common, even

GettingFiggyWithIt · 11/01/2015 22:59

Prefer teen but tyne is more commom due to song

Jux · 11/01/2015 22:54

The song says tyne. Shecould be nicknamed Billabong!

Jux · 11/01/2015 22:53

Teen.

merrymouse · 11/01/2015 22:50

I think in france the fruit would be pronounced teen.

Quitethewoodsman · 11/01/2015 22:48

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KERALA1 · 11/01/2015 22:46

Tyne to rhyme with wine. Unless you are living in France.

juneybean · 11/01/2015 22:45

Tyne

Although thought fruit was teen

Cockadoodledooo · 11/01/2015 22:44

Tyne for name, teen for fruit. No idea why it should be different but it is!

18yearstooold · 11/01/2015 22:44

Tyne

But thinking about it I pronounce the fruit teen

I blame the song

plus3 · 11/01/2015 22:39

Tyne for name, teen for fruit......was convinced DD would be Clementine (Clemmie) but it was a huge no from DH. Boo

Trumpton · 11/01/2015 22:37

...And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without toppses,
Sandles were for Clementine.

So Clemen-Tyne for me.

SoonToBeSix · 11/01/2015 22:32

Tyne, teen is a made up pronunciation.

diggerdigsdogs · 11/01/2015 22:31

Teen - the one I know is a teen.

seaoflove · 11/01/2015 21:50

That Mark Owen song is one of my guilty pleasures Grin

TheLastThneed · 11/01/2015 21:49

Teen

PollyannaWhittier · 11/01/2015 21:49

Clem-on(French en sound)-teen for the name, a more English clemen-teen for the fruit Smile

Ktay · 11/01/2015 21:47

Dd2's middle name is teen

iklboo · 11/01/2015 21:44

AND the Mark Owen song!

Clemen-ty-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-eyne
It was never meant to be this way

MrsSchadenfreude · 11/01/2015 21:43

I know two - one pronounced "tyne" and one "teen", so I think it is up to you!

Ditto Sopheea and SophEYEa.

HicDraconis · 11/01/2015 21:40

I pronounce the name and the fruit with the "teen" ending. The song I sing with the "tyne" ending. Nothing like being consistent!

meerschweinchen · 11/01/2015 21:39

I would have said teen. But then until reading this thread I thought the fruit was pronounced like that too Blush