How to pronounce _____ ?
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How to pronounce _____ ?
How is Nick Trost's last name correctly pronounced?
Does it rhyme with tossed, or toast?
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Does it rhyme with tossed, or toast?
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Which brings me to other pronunciations. Was Nate Leipzig pronounced Leep--zig? Or Lipe--zig as in light bulb?
I've always chosen the latter.
I recently found out that Piet Forton's first name is pronounced Pete--not Pee--at.
I've always chosen the latter.
I recently found out that Piet Forton's first name is pronounced Pete--not Pee--at.
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I know that Leipzig was Swedish, but his surname looks German. And in German, IE or EI are always pronounced as the second letter of the pair. So I'd always assumed that it was Lipe-Sig.
(That pronunciation rule doesn't appear to be well known, since many people mispronounce riesling.)
(That pronunciation rule doesn't appear to be well known, since many people mispronounce riesling.)
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How about Fulves?
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Full-ves (the last syllable rhymes with yes)
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I just learned yesterday that Anais Nin's first name is pronounced Ahna-eeess.
(But that doesn't change my opinion of her as a magician.)
Servais Le Roy?
(But that doesn't change my opinion of her as a magician.)
Servais Le Roy?
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Ser-Vay, but (interestingly to me) LeRoy was Americanized: Le-Roy.
He was Belgian where they probably would have pronounced it Le-Wah.
Anyone care to tackle my last name?
I also hear Richard's being mispronounced quite often, even though his email address holds the clue.
He was Belgian where they probably would have pronounced it Le-Wah.
Anyone care to tackle my last name?
I also hear Richard's being mispronounced quite often, even though his email address holds the clue.
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Richard Kaufman wrote:Full-ves (the last syllable rhymes with yes)
This means nothing, but I always thought his last name was a single syllable until I read one of Harry Lorayne's counter attacks in the Hierophant, I believe. I forgot how he spelled the name, but it had a "p" in it.
As I often tell my kids, it's interesting what you remember and what you don't as you age. Why did I even think of this?
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When I was a shy teen, I went into well-known magic-shop-not-to-be-named and asked for a book by Richard "Cowf-man"
The guy behind the counter scolded me for allegedly mispronouncing RK's surname. "It's 'Cough-man'," he sneered, rolling his eyes.
I was gratified years later to find out that I was actually correct.
The guy behind the counter scolded me for allegedly mispronouncing RK's surname. "It's 'Cough-man'," he sneered, rolling his eyes.
I was gratified years later to find out that I was actually correct.
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Dustin Stinett--Stin as in "spin." Spin it.
Cowf--man or Cough--man, eether or either.
Cowf--man or Cough--man, eether or either.
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No, it's Stin ett (as in yet).
As for me, remember MOOBOOKS!
As for me, remember MOOBOOKS!
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How about Buatier De Kolta ?
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I've heard it pronounced (by historians) as Bow-Tee-er Dee-kohl-tah.
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Bernard Bilis:
I heard this pronounced as BILL-iss (like "Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?"), which surprised me.
Is it not pronounced Bih-LEE ?
I heard this pronounced as BILL-iss (like "Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?"), which surprised me.
Is it not pronounced Bih-LEE ?
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Jack Shalom wrote:I just learned yesterday that Anais Nin's first name is pronounced Ahna-eeess.
Anais is usually written with a diaeresis over the i. Unfortunately, it's a nuisance to type such accents etc, so in these electronic days such aids to pronunciation are often lost.
(And it isn't helped by the fact that some people add such marks to their name but don't pronounce them. Motorhead add an umlaut to the second o because ..... well, I'm not sure because what.)
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"Bernard Bill-EES" with the "s" pronounced and the stress on the last syllable in French, though we'd probably put it on the first syllable in English, as in "Paris". But "Paris" in French is "Par-EE" with a silent "s", and "Bernard" is "BEHR-nar" with a silent "d".
And Buatier de Kolta is more like "BWAH-tee-ay".
And Buatier de Kolta is more like "BWAH-tee-ay".
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Edwin Corrie wrote:"Bernard Bill-EES" with the "s" pronounced and the stress on the last syllable in French, though we'd probably put it on the first syllable in English, as in "Paris". But "Paris" in French is "Par-EE" with a silent "s", and "Bernard" is "BEHR-nar" with a silent "d".
And Buatier de Kolta is more like "BWAH-tee-ay".
Correct.
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Can anyone help?
I've often wondered how one pronounces Bob Farmer - is it FARmer, FarMER or is there a French like pronunciation involved, possibly FarMAY?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Andrew
I've often wondered how one pronounces Bob Farmer - is it FARmer, FarMER or is there a French like pronunciation involved, possibly FarMAY?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
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As a matter of interest my recollection is that David Letterman always introduced Andy Kaufman with the pronunciation "cowf-man". Truth be told, I thought it was an affectation of Letterman's but now realize that wasn't the case.
So as not to be accused of going off-topic by bringing Andy Kaufman into the discussion, I might add that well-known magician Orson Welles (the "e" in "Welles" is silent by the by) seems to be on the right track with his pronunciation of Kaufman although to my ear he holds back a little in his emphasis of the "ow" sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGlWAFy1LU.
So as not to be accused of going off-topic by bringing Andy Kaufman into the discussion, I might add that well-known magician Orson Welles (the "e" in "Welles" is silent by the by) seems to be on the right track with his pronunciation of Kaufman although to my ear he holds back a little in his emphasis of the "ow" sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrGlWAFy1LU.
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I believe it was Andy "Cough" man and Welles mispronounced it!
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Whatchoo talkin 'bout, Welles?
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It was many years before I realized that Jos Bema was pronounced "Tommy Wonder"
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Marlo. Stress on first or second syllable?
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Back to the original question, I've always pronounced Trost as in toast. So to hopefully clear this up, I've sent the question to an expert on the name -- Nick's wife! I'll report back on what she says.
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I also always pronounced his name like "toast". I never actually said his last name to him and even if I did he would have probably been too nice to correct me. Also, when talking to other people who knew him he was always just referred to as Nick so I can't remember ever hearing his name pronounced any other way.
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I pronounce "____________" as "underline."
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I can't believe how long this thread is becoming. At this rate it will soon rival the Erdnase thread. I must say that I have noticed that people do not know how to pronounce one of my other names. McLeod. And they don't know how to spell it either. It is pronounced McLoud but not spelled that way.
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performer wrote:I must say that I have noticed that people do not know how to pronounce one of my other names. McLeod. And they don't know how to spell it either. It is pronounced McLoud but not spelled that way.
British mentalist Colin McLeod has been educating the magic community on that point in recent years.
Looking forward to the tossed/toast ruling!
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From Mrs. Trost:
"the correct pronunciation for Trost does rhyme with toast. Many people pronounce it like tossed. Trost is a German surname which means "consolation" and uses the long o."
"the correct pronunciation for Trost does rhyme with toast. Many people pronounce it like tossed. Trost is a German surname which means "consolation" and uses the long o."
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Okay, I may as well get this one started, too: equivoque
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Eh - quiv - o - kay
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So is Joe McKay pronounced mah-KAY or muh-KYE?
I always assumed the name was the former until I heard of the musician Nellie McKay, who pronounces it the latter way.
I always assumed the name was the former until I heard of the musician Nellie McKay, who pronounces it the latter way.
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It turns out that the fake French pronunciation of equivoke is a myth.
eq·ui·voque
ˈekwəvōk,ˈēkwəˌvōk/
Oxford Dictionary: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/equivoque
Here is pronounced with a long e at the beginning (but that may be the British pronunciation).
Origin
Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘equivocal’): from Old French equivoque or late Latin aequivocus (see equivocal).
eq·ui·voque
ˈekwəvōk,ˈēkwəˌvōk/
Oxford Dictionary: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/equivoque
Here is pronounced with a long e at the beginning (but that may be the British pronunciation).
Origin
Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘equivocal’): from Old French equivoque or late Latin aequivocus (see equivocal).
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Always being the philosophical sort, I would ask, What do we mean by “how to pronounce?” In regard to proper names, it is only a matter of respect for how an individual utters it himself. Whereas he may have corrupted it from its original form.
To whom do we defer the authority--to persons who prefer to enunciate a certain way, or to etymologists?
Oxford dictionaries record the way English folk mangled Norman French, Richard. And Mr. Webster deliberate!y set about teaching Americans how to spell and speak distinctly from the British.
There is no authority really, other than that we choose to recognise.
To whom do we defer the authority--to persons who prefer to enunciate a certain way, or to etymologists?
Oxford dictionaries record the way English folk mangled Norman French, Richard. And Mr. Webster deliberate!y set about teaching Americans how to spell and speak distinctly from the British.
There is no authority really, other than that we choose to recognise.
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I've lost all respect for the OED when I found out that it says "literally" can mean "figuratively."
What's next? "Very unique" is allowable?
Blechhh.
What's next? "Very unique" is allowable?
Blechhh.
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Richard Kaufman wrote:the fake French pronunciation of equivoke
I’d say that there’s nothing fake about pronouncing it as if it were a French word.
In French, equivoqué would be pronounced eh-kwi-vok-ay, and equivoque would be pronounced eh-kwi-vok.
There is no acute accent on the final e, and therefore it’s pronounced eh-kwi-vok. Which it is, other than by those with pretensions.
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