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zamyrabyrd

#80
December 27, 2008, 07:12:04 PM Last Edit: December 28, 2008, 07:03:57 AM by zamyrabyrd
Quote from: rappy on December 27, 2008, 07:17:04 AM
Byroit is correct.

@zamyrabyrd: what exactly is the difference between very and wery?

Not wery much, wappy...
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― Charles MacKay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Mr. Darcy

#81
December 31, 2008, 05:42:18 PM
Gubaidulina?

Goo-by-doo-leena?

Brünnhilde forever

#82
December 31, 2008, 08:17:41 PM
You got it! Perfect!  8)

Guido

#83
January 01, 2009, 01:48:51 AM
What about Moeran?
Geologist.

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away

J.Z. Herrenberg

#84
January 01, 2009, 01:25:23 PM
Quote from: Guido on January 01, 2009, 01:48:51 AM
What about Moeran?

Moer sounds like more.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

greg

#85
January 01, 2009, 08:15:50 PM
Scelsi- Sellsea, Chelsea or Seltzer Water?

J.Z. Herrenberg

#86
January 02, 2009, 12:06:52 AM
Quote from: G$ on January 01, 2009, 08:15:50 PM
Scelsi- Sellsea, Chelsea or Seltzer Water?

;D

None of those. It's Shelsi...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

Diletante

#87
January 02, 2009, 05:21:24 AM
Scelsi sells seashells...
Orgullosamente diletante.

Kullervo

#88
January 02, 2009, 05:42:10 AM
Quote from: Jezetha on January 02, 2009, 12:06:52 AM
;D

None of those. It's Shelsi...

One of my favorite composer names to say out loud: Ja-keen-to Shel-see

I'm also fond of Gee-yahm Doo-fey and Vitt-oldt Lu-to-swaff-ski :D

vandermolen

#89
January 02, 2009, 03:36:51 PM
And don't forget that the 'Ralph' in Vaughan Williams's name is pronounced 'Rafe', as is the case with the actor Ralph Fiennes.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

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Renfield

#90
January 02, 2009, 03:49:01 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on January 02, 2009, 03:36:51 PM
And don't forget that the 'Ralph' in Vaughan Williams's name is pronounced 'Rafe', as is the case with the actor Ralph Fiennes.

And the Vaughan pronounced "Vaughn", like the (rather lower-calibre) actor Vince Vaughn.


Completely off-topic, but it just struck me: is Joseph Fiennes related to Ralph? :o

Kullervo

#91
January 02, 2009, 07:44:59 PM
Quote from: Renfield on January 02, 2009, 03:49:01 PM
And the Vaughan pronounced "Vaughn", like the (rather lower-calibre) actor Vince Vaughn.


Completely off-topic, but it just struck me: is Joseph Fiennes related to Ralph? :o

They're brothers, IIRC. Ralph is the better actor IMO.

Renfield

#92
January 03, 2009, 05:15:15 AM
Quote from: Corey on January 02, 2009, 07:44:59 PM
Ralph is the better actor IMO.

By far! Thanks, the question just hit me, and I felt like asking instead of looking it up, for a change. :)

imperfection

#93
January 04, 2009, 10:09:36 AM
Is Strauss "strows"? (the trow part rhymes with "cow")

J.Z. Herrenberg

#94
January 04, 2009, 11:43:56 AM
Quote from: imperfection on January 04, 2009, 10:09:36 AM
Is Strauss "strows"? (the trow part rhymes with "cow")

Yes.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

Novi

#95
January 04, 2009, 12:47:29 PM
Most people I'm sure do a competently teutonic W/Vagner.

But do you also pronounce 'Richard' in a German way ??? ?
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraum
Ein leiser Ton gezogen
Für den der heimlich lauschet.

J.Z. Herrenberg

#96
January 04, 2009, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Novi on January 04, 2009, 12:47:29 PM
Most people I'm sure do a competently teutonic W/Vagner.

But do you also pronounce 'Richard' in a German way ??? ?

It's a bit pedantic to pronounce Richard in the German way when you're not German. Although I can (being Dutch, and Dutch being a sister language of German), I never do. I pronounce Richard in the Dutch way (sounds like Reeshart, short ee, short art), with audible r's...)
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

imperfection

#97
January 04, 2009, 01:42:54 PM
Thanks, Jezetha. Here's another one: how do you say Haas as in Robert Haas? Haas is actually my music teacher's last name, but he told us to say it with an American English pronunciation: Haws (rhymes with Jaws). I'm sure that's not the way you would pronounce it in German, right? He's German Canadian btw.

J.Z. Herrenberg

#98
January 04, 2009, 03:00:29 PM
Quote from: imperfection on January 04, 2009, 01:42:54 PM
Thanks, Jezetha. Here's another one: how do you say Haas as in Robert Haas? Haas is actually my music teacher's last name, but he told us to say it with an American English pronunciation: Haws (rhymes with Jaws). I'm sure that's not the way you would pronounce it in German, right? He's German Canadian btw.

Haas rhymes with (British) pass (long a). Or think of the Tibetan capital Lhasa...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

Brünnhilde forever

#99
January 04, 2009, 04:25:20 PM
Quote from: Jezetha on January 04, 2009, 01:35:40 PM
I pronounce Richard in the Dutch way (sounds like Reeshart, short ee, short art), with audible r's...)

But Jezetha, where did the s come from in your pronunciation of Richard? I know there is no English equivalent for the German ch, I am sure you can come up with a solution to this one!

Ich verlasse mich auf Dich!  ;D
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