Only Bob Roll pronounces it correctly, "France" should rhyme with "pants".timisimaginary wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:07 am Tour de France... in Europe they say tour de 'frahss', in Blue State America they say tour de 'frants', and in Red State America they say tour de 'freedom bikes'
Pronunciation, local or 'Merican?
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Re: Pronunciation, local or 'Merican?
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Re: Pronunciation, local or 'Merican?
Neither do I. I know how to pronounce my own last name as a German would but it got Americanized in my family long before I existed. It should be Fröhlich with the umlaut. Or Froehlich. I guess it depended on which immigration official wrote it down.shays_days wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:39 am Lol I don’t even pronounce my own name with the “foreign” pronunciation...(it’s obviously not Shay) let alone other words from other languages.
When I visited Munich and someone actually used my last name with proper pronunciation it was weird.
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But what is the MEANING of Frohlich? Blue Footed Booby??Jon Frohlich wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:19 pmNeither do I. I know how to pronounce my own last name as a German would but it got Americanized in my family long before I existed. It should be Fröhlich with the umlaut. Or Froehlich. I guess it depended on which immigration official wrote it down.shays_days wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:39 am Lol I don’t even pronounce my own name with the “foreign” pronunciation...(it’s obviously not Shay) let alone other words from other languages.
When I visited Munich and someone actually used my last name with proper pronunciation it was weird.
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Re: Pronunciation, local or 'Merican?
You mean München?Jon Frohlich wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:19 pm
When I visited Munich and someone actually used my last name with proper pronunciation it was weird.
lol
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I don’t even try to pretend with couloir and glissade - Koo Lahr and Glis Aide all the way.
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Touche.pvnisher wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:25 pmYou mean München?Jon Frohlich wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:19 pm
When I visited Munich and someone actually used my last name with proper pronunciation it was weird.
lol
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just came across one that is brilliantly silly.
Murican: glay shur
Brit: glah see er
just French enough to be proper and just Brit enough to middle finger the French.
Murican: glay shur
Brit: glah see er
just French enough to be proper and just Brit enough to middle finger the French.
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Re: Pronunciation, local or 'Merican?
I try to avoid sounding elite, ignorant, or silly. So I just go with:
glissade = butt sled, ski, or slide depending on intent
couloir = gully
crevasse = crack or crevice
cairn = pile o rocks
When in doubt I'll go with "That ____ looking thingy." Works every time.
glissade = butt sled, ski, or slide depending on intent
couloir = gully
crevasse = crack or crevice
cairn = pile o rocks
When in doubt I'll go with "That ____ looking thingy." Works every time.
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I hate lol, but lol!! You win! I’m on board with these definitions.mtree wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:46 pm I try to avoid sounding elite, ignorant, or silly. So I just go with:
glissade = butt sled, ski, or slide depending on intent
couloir = gully
crevasse = crack or crevice
cairn = pile o rocks
When in doubt I'll go with "That ____ looking thingy." Works every time.