MDDM Ch. 67 Various

[Paul Mackin]

I think Americans try to approximate the foreign sounds more than the British,
who tend to Anglicize  more.

In the U.S.,  the proper name  "Nez Perce"  (written without the accent) is
Anglicized,  but "pince nez" meaning the kind of glasses that are clipped to the
nose is pronounced  like pans nay.

P.

Bandwraith at aol.com wrote:

> I don't think the pronunciation is invariable in america,
> although it would seem likely that the french is "correct."
> Probably stemmed from the original interactions with
> french trappers, explorers and jesuits. The latter being
> responsible for many baptisms, as well as, "Meridian Lines"?
>
> In a message dated 8/2/02 6:21:12 AM, alfredjprufrock at club-internet.fr writes:
>
> << Bac> (Take your pick from Google. Notice the variations
>
> Bac> of the tribal name Perce, Pierce, etc.)
>
> just a detail, but i think the variations come from the fact that
>
> english-speakers might not be sure how to pronounce or write the french "nez
>
> percé", hence the different spellings.
>
>  how do you pronounce it anyway (in english i mean)? do you pronounce the
> "z", and do you say
>
> "pierce"?
>
> in france we pronounce apache "apash", sioux "syoo", etc, the way it
>
> reads really. so much for siouxsee and the banshees, everybody here
> pronounces it "syooksee"... hm...
>
> oh, and for those who don't know, "nez percé" means "pierced nose".
>
> alfred
>
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