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I know this is an old discussion by now but I only noticed just now that the spelling on the transcript is Deborah. This struck me as very odd, and I would like to register my support of those who would like to have it say "Debra". I have known many people named Debra, and while it is a diminutive of Deborah, the two words are both recognized in the same sense of "Mary" and "Marie" - they have the same origin, but most people can differentiate between these two spellings when they hear it spoken. | I know this is an old discussion by now but I only noticed just now that the spelling on the transcript is Deborah. This struck me as very odd, and I would like to register my support of those who would like to have it say "Debra". I have known many people named Debra, and while it is a diminutive of Deborah, the two words are both recognized in the same sense of "Mary" and "Marie" - they have the same origin, but most people can differentiate between these two spellings when they hear it spoken. | ||
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While it is true that /ˈdɛbrə/ (deb-ruh) is an accepted pronounciation of Deborah, it is not the most common one. Check out http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Deborah - For "Deborah", /ˈdɛbrə/ (deb-ruh) is consistently listed as second, behind /ˈdɛbərə/ (deb-er-uh). On the other hand, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Debra "Debra" has only one pronounciation - deb-ruh. Certainly Debra is a derivative spelling of Deborah; however, I would argue that when the name is spoken as deb-ruh, it is more commonly spelled Debra; when spoken as deb-er-uh or de-bor-uh, it is written as Deborah. Since Strong Bad and Marzipan clearly are saying deb-ruh, I believe it should be spelled Debra.{{User:Nebulon/sig}} 10:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC) | While it is true that /ˈdɛbrə/ (deb-ruh) is an accepted pronounciation of Deborah, it is not the most common one. Check out http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Deborah - For "Deborah", /ˈdɛbrə/ (deb-ruh) is consistently listed as second, behind /ˈdɛbərə/ (deb-er-uh). On the other hand, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Debra "Debra" has only one pronounciation - deb-ruh. Certainly Debra is a derivative spelling of Deborah; however, I would argue that when the name is spoken as deb-ruh, it is more commonly spelled Debra; when spoken as deb-er-uh or de-bor-uh, it is written as Deborah. Since Strong Bad and Marzipan clearly are saying deb-ruh, I believe it should be spelled Debra.{{User:Nebulon/sig}} 10:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC) | ||