Jenn Barrette

[*Celeste*]

ok so Jenn don't answer ok? i just wanted to do a little poll. how do you say barrette? you can tell us the correct way later. i heard you mentioned on the digi show and i wondered if they were saying it right!

[Leila]

In my head, I say it like the hair clip.

[heathergw]

BEAR-et

[*Celeste*]

can you tell i don't want to hustle my children to bed? lol

[MommaTrish]

like the hair clip

[Jenn Barrette]

LOL this is too funny. I have had trouble with this my whole life. Including people that would say it wrong just to annoy me. Can't wait to see how the poll turns up.

[taracotta7]

I say Barr-ay? I figure it has to be french so I try to say it like I "think" it would be in french. I can't speak french and never studies, btw. LOL

[Nikki Epperson]

I always say it like BEAR-et.

I don't know why. I went to school with a Barrette and I *think* that's how they said it.

[joelsgirl]

I say Jen Bear-it, and I'm pretty sure I'm right. ; )

[SmallMoments]

Bear it.

[kresta]

BEAR IT

Never even considered the other option. Can't wait to find out the correct way to say it!

[Milmomma]

at me to the bare-it club.

ETA- sorry for pronoucing it wrong :/

[kim21673]

I personally say BEAR-IT (had a co-worker with the last name) but for some reason I *think* she says her's the other way........

[misfitinmn]

I say it like the hair clip

[jacinda]

I say Bait. Kinda like your bear-it but without the accent.

[kendallt]

I say "Baa" (like a sheep) "rette" (like Gone with the Wind). It never occurred to me that I might be wrong!

[suze]

yep I say it like BEAR-et lol I've always wonder sometimes if I say peoples name right.

[isaacsmom]

I say Bear it too. Can't wait to hear what the "correct" way is. lol.

[Sarah8914]

okay, so how you do say it jenn? Now I can't wait to find out!

[eranslow]

Originally Posted by heathergw

BEAR-et

Exactly like this

[Traci Reed]

BahrRet

[AmberK]

like the hair clip!

[Jen22]

I say it like the hair clip. I'm curious to know!! My first name gets mangled a lot (Jeniece) and it will be neat to see how it's really pronounced

[mrshobbes]

I clicked like the hair clip. But i realized if Jenn wanted to "fancify" her name it could totally be "bearey-tey" LOL.

(and my name gets mispronounced a lot...accent is on the third syllable, but people usually accent it on the second)

[tanyiadeskins]

yep...bear it .... I also never even considered it could be wrong hehe. I can not wait to find out now

[emmasmommy]

another 'bear it'
totally curious now what the answer is!

[xboxmom]

I am on the Bear-it team. Though the thought of the "french" sounding name like Tara said sounds pretty awesome! LOL

[Jenn Barrette]

Ok...I am heading off to bed, do you want to know how to pronounce it?

[*Celeste*]

No wait til tomorrow

[heathergw]

of course!

[mrshobbes]

Originally Posted by Jenn Barrette

Ok...I am heading off to bed, do you want to know how to pronounce it?

YES!

[Jenn Barrette]

In theory, you are all right! I am French, so you could say my name all fancy french like "Gennifair Bear-ette" BUT I did not grow up in a french part of Canada, and our family just pronounces it Barrette like the clips you put in your hair.

[Libby Pritchett]

HAHA I was so wrong! Seriously, it never even occurred to me that it could be any other way. Jenn, I'm sorry, but you'll have to be "Bear-it" in my head. (This coming from the girl who's last name is mispronounced regularly as was my previous last name of Weifenbach). LOL

[*Celeste*]

So the digi show was right. When I heard it I freaked out a bit. I was saying it wrong!

[4noisyboys]

This conversation came up a bit ago, so I knew the correct way to pronounce it, but for years I had been saying it wrong. I'll still say in incorrectly in my head...and then make myself say it the correct way several times.

[Kjersti]

Awesome poll!

[Jen22]

Yay - I was right! Whew! I hate mispronouncing names (personal pet peeve) and I have the hardest time fixing a name (or even a word - I used to say tapestry wrong for the longest time, lol)

[JulieB146]

I think Barrette in my head like Traci does: Bahr-ette, kind of like in a Boston/New England accent, cuz that's where I'm originally from. With the accent on the first syllable, not the second like in barette, a hair clip.

Edited to add: and of course, I didn't finish reading ahead!

Can we have a poll now on Libby's last name pronunciation?

[joelsgirl]

Hmmm, I think I'm with Libby. Do you feel okay about us calling you Jenn Bear-et in our heads?

And Libby, how DO you say Pritchett? I say it PRIH-chet. Is that right?

[mrshobbes]

I say it "Preet-chet" with hard syllables.

[MommaTrish]

I say it the way it's spelled, only I never seem to add that first t. Like Pri-chit.

[nun69]

Originally Posted by heathergw

BEAR-et

like this

[lovely1m]

There is 2 r's so I pronounce it bahr RHETTE. I am sure most of the people online say my first name wrong.

[rach3975]

I'm other, and I can see now I was wrong. I don't know why, but I've always pronounced it "buhet-tee" in my head. Maybe it just flowed better, LOL. I don't know if I can change after so long, but I suppose no one but me will ever know since I don't think I've ever said her name out loud.

[Traci Reed]

Originally Posted by lovely1m

There is 2 r's so I pronounce it bahr RHETTE. I am sure most of the people online say my first name wrong.

Mahr-ee, yes? My sister's middle name is Mar'E and it's said that way..

[Tracie Stroud]

I've always said it like the hair clip.

[suladesign]

haha, this discussion cracks me up.

except, not being from North America, I have no clue how those hair clips you're all talking about are pronounced, lol! So, even after all the debate, I'm still clueless, lol!

[mariewilcox]

Hehe - I'm late to the party but in my head I've always said it like the hair clip.

I have good friend whose last name is prounounced "bear-it" and she spells it Barrett - no E on the end, so the hair clip pronunciation seemed natural to me.

Now, if she were from Quebec as opposed to Ontario, then I might have pronounced the French way

[ayaandjudah]

buhet, just like I say the hair clip

[Megan Turnidge]

Originally Posted by mariewilcox

Hehe - I'm late to the party but in my head I've always said it like the hair clip.

I have good friend whose last name is prounounced "bear-it" and she spells it Barrett - no E on the end, so the hair clip pronunciation seemed natural to me.

This! I never even thought to pronounce it any other way than like the hair clip. And I also have a friend who has the last name Barret and pronounces it "bear-it" and I always figured the extra T and the E at the end of Jenn's name made the pronunciation different.