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Blucher- Am I saying it wrong?

AldenPyle

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Originally Posted by Siggy
The best way to pronounce Blucher is the following: "Derby".
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As in "Kentucky ..." or as in ".... O'Gill and the Little People"?
 

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As England's only Jacques Dutronc fan, may I congratulate you on your very fine avatar. We went to Troyes, France to see his last concert tour in May and were thrilled to see the great man at last.
( OK, maybe not the only, but one of a very small number). Crac boum hue !

Un joujou extra qui fait crac boum hue. Les fill's en tomb'nt à mes g'noux. J'ai pas peur des petits minets. Qui mangent leur ronron au Drugstore ...
 

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Originally Posted by Siggy
The best way to pronounce Blucher is the following: "Derby".
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Sorry - my post was meant for Siggy - please read.
 

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Originally Posted by Siggy
This is correct. Anyway, in English I assume a correct enough pronunciation is Blue-cher. It is like arguing how Americans should correctly pronouce the latin prononciation of cesar...
Well, having taken three years of German...50+ years ago
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, I think it would be closer to blue-kher. A little aspiration on the "kher".
 

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Originally Posted by philosophe
Nice to know I'm not the only one who imagines horses at the shoe store.

Originally Posted by DWFII
Well, having taken three years of German...50+ years ago
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, I think it would be closer to blue-kher. A little aspiration on the "kher".


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- B
 

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Look at the dooshe's blooshers...
 

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