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Re: Revive the spirit of Marlboro & Little LeMans

To: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Subject: Re: Revive the spirit of Marlboro & Little LeMans
From: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:49:32 -0400
Brian Evans wrote:
> 
> Renault and Le Mans are both (obviously) french words, and when pronounced
> correctly in french sound thusly:
> 
> Renault = Ren-oh,  slight emphasis on the last syllable.
> Le Mans = Lu Mahn, "n" almost silent but not quite.
> 
> The debate would be the advisability of pronouncing words from one language
> using another languages rules of pronunciation.  Names often become quite
> amusing when this happens...
> 
> Cheers Brian

Only those that live near "Tronna" would understand Brian's concern for
correctness - or did that change to correctitude since I retired?

Derek

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