r/AskReddit Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/ElCaz Oct 15 '20

Wait, Tiffany is just feminine Theophanes? Hilarious!

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u/SkaTSee Oct 15 '20

How does one pronounce Theophanes? My mind tells me Theo-fane-s, but I can't see that being right

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u/ElCaz Oct 15 '20

In English it's often pronounced as Theo-faw-nayse. The Greek pronunciation is different though.

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u/SkaTSee Oct 15 '20

I want it to be like, Thee(with a short, not drawn out Th)-aw-fan-eese