Is it time for a new pronunciation thread?

WINE TALK
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Merci [cheers.gif]

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How is Sine Qua Non pronounced?

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Oh-ver RAYT-ed and ex-PEN-siv. [berserker.gif]

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ce-mel-yay
soft c soft e
Did I get it right?

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sinnuh kwuh non?

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http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?sinequ09.wav=sine+qua+non

The first word is pronounced “SIN-nay,” though I often hear people pronounce it like “sin;” I’m not sure if that’s a valid alternate pronunciation or an error. The second word is pronounced “kwah” and the third pronouned like the English prefix “non.”

For what it’s worth, I think the emphasis falls on the word “non” within the overall phrase.

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When I was a working somm, I heard everything from Somalia (my fave), Sommelia-air, Smelly Air (another fave) and “can I talk to the whaddacallit, what’s his name,ya know, the wine guy,” to which I replied, “I AM the wine guy!” And if I ever (rarely)tried to explain that the female version of Sommelier is Sommeliere, fuggedabodit! After all I did work in NY at the time, whaddya expect?

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not right, what I do know you cannot ( should not) hear the “l” but I do not think I have ever heard it said correctly in the USA unless from a French person.
So any more takers?

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Dammit, Bob.
Lord knows we may disagree, but I laughed out loud at your reply.

Prepare to be annoyed.

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Sum-muh-lee-ay.

The correct pronunciation is without the G. La-yee-ull.

Truth!

The “ueil” sound isn’t really common in English…but the closest you’ll get is Boor-goy like David said.

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Winner!!!

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veuve clicquot…throw stones now… [smileyvault-ban.gif]

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You don’t pronounce an initial H in French (e.g., hors d’oeuvres), so I believe Huet (which used to have two dots over the E to indicate a separate syllable) is more like ooh-eh(t). I’m not sure how silent the T is, either, as final consonants are more audible in some regional accents. Does anyone know about that in this case?

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if you ever heard someone from New England talk about their Thanksgiving “tuykey,” the ending sound in Bourgueil is like that “uy.”

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V-uh-ve (silent e, just for the long V sound) clee-ko

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John is right, it’s a “Quill” pronunciation. Stress on the “see” sound.

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I asked the winery a while back. They said “QWILL - SEA - DA”

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Here is the pronunciation:

Cha - ko - leen - ah

What is the proper spelling?

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Hair
Mahn (the Ma as in Mama)
Hö (ö is somewhere between the o in hoopla and eeeeuuuuu)
Luh (like Love)

Hair-Mahns-Hö-Luh

Cheers,
Bill

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Chouacheux ?

Shoe A Show?

Help! [truce.gif]