French astronomer Honore Flaugergues, How to pronounce name |
French astronomer Honore Flaugergues, How to pronounce name |
May 4 2010, 01:34 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 6-March 10 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 5246 |
Anyone out there know the proper pronounciation for the early 19th century astronomer Honore Flaugergues? There's a large crater on Mars named after him. My best guess from my college French is Flaw-gherz, but frankly (pun intended) I'm stumped.
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May 4 2010, 03:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2173 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 132 |
Anyone out there know the proper pronounciation for the early 19th century astronomer Honore Flaugergues? Flow-jairg "j" as in "jar" "air" as in "air" "g" as in "great" From my french speaking (but not French) wife. I hope my conveyance is adequate. (Note: a final "s" is rarely pronounced in french.) |
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May 4 2010, 05:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1075 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
Flow-jairg "j" as in "jar" Its more like the "j" sound in "vision", not the "dj" as in "jar". The stress is on the "gerg" sound (in French, the stress is always on the last sonorous syllable). The first name (Honoré) is pronounced "O-no-ray", with the "o" sound as in the English word "lot", the stress being on the final "ray". |
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May 4 2010, 05:42 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 6-March 10 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 5246 |
Thanks much to both.
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May 4 2010, 05:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Its more like the "j" sound in "vision", not the "dj" as in "jar". The stress is on the "gerg" sound (in French, the stress is always on the last sonorous syllable). The first name (Honoré) is pronounced "O-no-ray", with the "o" sound as in the English word "lot", the stress being on the final "ray". Let me try this one (as I'm French). The "ré" is as in Ray (Charles) or X-Ray but without speaking the "y" The "O" is as explained by Charbocal and the "au" of "Flau" is excately the same prononciation as the "O"; so, don't pronounce the "w" of "Flow". Then centsworth is correct, finish with the g of Great or may be also the one of "Guess" a bit accentuated; then don't pronounce the "u" or the"s". Well, you'd better call me anyway if you want to get it right, it's an easy one! -------------------- |
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May 4 2010, 07:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1592 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
so, don't pronounce the "w" of "Flow". Well, duh, it's flow. We would never pronounce that ending w. Err, unless the word is cow or allow or avow. But not in flow or grow or callow or tallow, of course. Gotta love english. (And everyone knows that Jerry Gallo is dead, your honor. Just don't pronounce the h.) |
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May 4 2010, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
ah ah ah, so my English is not as good as my French...but anyway, there is "something" in "flow" that's not in "Flau"...if I can say sow
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May 4 2010, 09:00 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 6-March 10 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 5246 |
All this reminds me of the story of the French lady (I forget who) whose name was mispronouned publicly by the actress Jean Harlow. She corrected her, saying the t is silent, as in Harlow.
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May 4 2010, 09:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
there is "something" in "flow" that's not in "Flau" That's true in the south of England, from where we get (or don't get) 'received pronunciation'. There, 'flow' sounds a bit like 'fle-oo' and all the other vowels get squished too. In Scotland it's quite straightforward: flow equals flo equals flau, just a single 'o' sound. Maybe something to do with the 'Auld Alliance'. |
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