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Offline Ela

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« on: December 24, 2008, 10:15:46 AM »
...the name "Lila"?
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2008, 10:20:33 AM »
"LIE-luh". Or, in IPA, /'lai.l?/. Just like the Oasis song, of course.
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2008, 10:36:45 AM »
As would I . . . unless I knew the Lila in question to be Israeli. Then it's Lee-la.
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2008, 01:49:56 PM »
Like Jonathon does.
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