Which syllable do you stress in [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]?
JU-li-et (1st syllable)
Ju-li-ET (3rd syllable)
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[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is my husband’s favorite and at the top of the list for us, but I’m a little concerned people will pronounce it differently than I do. I think putting the stress on the 3rd syllable sounds SO much prettier and makes it more distinctive (away from [name_f]Julia[/name_f]/Julie of which I’m not a fan). Specifically, Americans, how do pronounce it? I’d just like to see where the majority lies. Thank you Berries.
I’m American and most familiar with [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] from [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] and the show Psych. I don’t think I’ve ever even heard someone stress the first syllable. I guess it would sound a lot more like [name_u]Julian[/name_u] or [name_u]Julie[/name_u] that way. I agree it’s much better sounding stressing the Ette part.
I MOSTLY pronounce it joo-lee-ET, but when I say it really fast it can sound more like JOO-lee-et but still with some emphasis on the last syllable. I live in the US!
I’ve always stressed the ET, though one of my [name_f]English[/name_f] teachers used to say it with the accent on the first syllable. Both ways are gorgeous though I do like the former better.
Juliet and [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] sound the same to me in my uncultured accent lol. I prefer the spelling of [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] quite a bit, though.