Liam Mayfair@lemmy.sdf.orgtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")?
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7 days agoYup, Sinjin is definitely a thing.
Source: I know a St. John and he told me the right way to pronounce his name is indeed “Sinjin”
That’s not how I’ve heard it pronounced. Not in the north at least. The T is mute. It’s “sinjin” (rhymes with Ken).