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Question:Is it Polixines like <Po (as in Potato) Licks- an -knees?>
Is it <Cam (as in camera) ill -oh?>
Is it Paulina as in the mans name <Paul- Line- Ah?>


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Is it Polixines like <Po (as in Potato) Licks- an -knees?>
Is it <Cam (as in camera) ill -oh?>
Is it Paulina as in the mans name <Paul- Line- Ah?>

You've got it. And in each case, the stress falls on the second syllable:

po LICKS a knees

ca MILL o

paul LINE a