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How do you say Seren?

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museumum · 13/08/2015 19:43

Is it SERen or SerEN?

Thanks!

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RoganJosh · 14/08/2015 08:56

I think english people still say the R. It's not like in words like 'barn' where I don't.
I think I'd go for emphasis at the beginning.

Hulababy · 14/08/2015 08:54

Like seven but with an r not a v

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museumum · 14/08/2015 08:51

I think my issue is that I'm Scottish so over pronounce the r. I'll try sort of skipping it like English folk do :)

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BestIsWest · 14/08/2015 06:05

SER-en. Slight stress on first syllable. As Fith said.

FithColumnist · 14/08/2015 04:42

In Welsh, it's stressed on the first syllable. SEren (both of those are short e's as well, it shouldn't sound anything like "serene".

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 13/08/2015 23:10

S-Ren

pieceofpurplesky · 13/08/2015 20:04

Slightly more on the en bur more Se-Ren

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museumum · 13/08/2015 19:55

Xposts.

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museumum · 13/08/2015 19:54

So completely equal emphasis on both syllables? I find that very hard to do - one always ends up emphasised a bit more.

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pieceofpurplesky · 13/08/2015 19:54

Ser-EN as in serendipity

scatterthenuns · 13/08/2015 19:48

Seh-ren