One thing that is blowing my mind right now, do Americans really pronounce "Helene" as "Huh-Leen" and not as "Huh-Lane"?
@Tee_Lynn I'm in Canada so this might be one of those examples where we just pronounce it differently depending on which side of the border we're on.
It could also be regional.
@Tee_Lynn I think so, i'm in Quebec where Helene is a popular French name. In French, it sounds like "Heh-len" which is why "I think" we pronounce it English with more of a "lane" then a "leen" at the end.
@Stevo Hell-Lean
@Stevo I say Hehlene
@Stevo
Heh-lean is more like it, at least if you live where I live.