Pronunciation Guide

[trex]

Originally Posted by kidkim2

Except for one small, seemingly insignificant detail: English is an, er, Germanic language.

it is only germanic in the manner in which it is structured, but most of the words have a latin origin as what is now England once belonged to the roman empire.

 

[awxg]

How do you pronounce Ann Demeulemeester and Carol Christian Poell?

 

[Big Pun]

Is it Ralph Laur-EN or Ralph LOR-en ?

 

[SenorMatador]

Originally Posted by Big Punisher

Is it Ralph Laur-EN or Ralph LOR-en ?

This one gets me the most. For some reason people in the Midwest have an affinity for Laur-EN.

Sounds stupid to me, like they think its some French name or something. (you can tell I hate that pronunciation, no?)

LOR-en. Fragrance commercials say the same.

 

[AndrewRogers]

Originally Posted by SenorMatador

This one gets me the most. For some reason people in the Midwest have an affinity for Laur-EN.

Sounds stupid to me, like they think its some French name or something. (you can tell I hate that pronunciation, no?)

LOR-en. Fragrance commercials say the same.

Like the first-name Lauren for girls. Ralph Lifshitz would not have sold as well.

 

[yerrow]

not like sophia loren

 

[Quatsch]

Originally Posted by trex

it is only germanic in the manner in which it is structured, but most of the words have a latin origin as what is now England once belonged to the roman empire.
Not to be pedantic (but here I go!), but the Germanic speaking peoples who took Britain from the Celts didn't arrive until long after what Romans were there were gone. The fact that a lot of French-speaking Normans conquered England in 1066 and introduced tens of thousands of french words has a lot more to do with the romance influence. Also, I believe almost all of the most common words in the language are germanic in origin.

 

[awxg]

Originally Posted by awxg

How do you pronounce Ann Demeulemeester and Carol Christian Poell?

Anyone?

What about Tag Heuer?

 

[yerrow]

hoy-yer

 

[Memphis88]

Originally Posted by SenorMatador

This one gets me the most. For some reason people in the Midwest have an affinity for Laur-EN.

Sounds stupid to me, like they think its some French name or something. (you can tell I hate that pronunciation, no?)

LOR-en. Fragrance commercials say the same.

Well you're right in that the emphasis is more on the first part of the name, but it's still laur and not lor.

 

[Thomas0302]

Originally Posted by awxg

How do you pronounce Ann Demeulemeester and Carol Christian Poell?

Deh-möh-leh-mayster is how I've heard it

 

[Marcus Brody]

How about Lanvin?

 

[sho'nuff]

this is not related to pronunciation, but more off on a tangent:


but it is NORDSTROM

singular.
and not possessive like NORDSTROM'S

 

[Sander]

Does anybody know how to pronounce Vass correctly?

 

[Octoploid]

Originally Posted by Sander

Does anybody know how to pronounce Vass correctly?

Vahsh (or like wasch in german (waschen without en))