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Help[Opinions] Well, but as it isn't pronounced "MAD-uh-len" in French anyway, you can as well... (m)
in reply to a message by Andromache
...pronounce it completely differently in English.
In French, it's mudd-LEN, so that's not even near MAD-uh-len. I think it's OK to just pronounce it like it would be correct in English and not think of the French pronounciation as it won't be fully used anyway by English-speaking people...
In French, it's mudd-LEN, so that's not even near MAD-uh-len. I think it's OK to just pronounce it like it would be correct in English and not think of the French pronounciation as it won't be fully used anyway by English-speaking people...
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Hmmm....(m)
Jacques Brel, a famous Belgian singer, had a song called "Madeleine". Whilst I know there will be regional differences in pronunciation, he certainly pronounces it nothing like mudd-LEN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCBpMmhrgg
As I said, it could just be a difference in dialect, of course.
Jacques Brel, a famous Belgian singer, had a song called "Madeleine". Whilst I know there will be regional differences in pronunciation, he certainly pronounces it nothing like mudd-LEN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCBpMmhrgg
As I said, it could just be a difference in dialect, of course.
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Oh thanks! Yes, sounds more like Madelen I'd say. m
Plus, we don't have a french accent, so maybe it's okay pronounced any way I want? At least I hope...
Plus, we don't have a french accent, so maybe it's okay pronounced any way I want? At least I hope...
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