[meteorite-list] meteorite pronunciation for Meteorite

From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:08:54 -0700 (MST)
Message-ID: <60971.71.226.60.25.1209600534.squirrel_at_timber.lpl.arizona.edu>

Hi Zelimir:

Thanks for responding and offering to do this.

We are getting ready to go out for dinner, so let me get back to you on
the color issue. It is somewhat complicated.

Larry

On Wed, April 30, 2008 2:56 pm, Zelimir Gabelica wrote:
> OK Larry, if you feel that this should at least be tried, I am
> volunteering for the French. Will try with the phonetics suggested in
> Wikipedia
> (Darren's former post and links)
>
>
> But you also suggested me (earlier in a private mail) to add the
> corresponding pics (of the meteorites "so phonetized") so that would
> nicely illustrate the article. If this still holds, I'd prefer here the
> pics be in color, if you can afford. We could make a try....
>
>
> I suppose that if each of us (= the 6 experts you suggest) selects up to
> 5
> meteorites, this could yield a nice funny report! I know that Dirk Ross can
> consider Japanese and (later) Chinese meteorites as well! That, along with
> pics, would provide you reports for the 50 years to come!
>
> Well, perhaps we first need to read a few pertinent suggestions/comments
> from the listees before we start (= "you start" as "coordinator"!)
>
> Zelimir
>
>
>
> A 14:31 30/04/2008 -0700, lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu a ?crit :
>
>> Hi All:
>>
>>
>> I did put out a call for meteorite pronunciation in Meteorite.
>>
>>
>> Suggested starting languages are:
>>
>>
>> French
>> German
>> Italian
>> Polish
>> Portuguese
>> Spanish
>>
>>
>>
>> Again, any takers? Zelimir: You seem to have, at some level, offered to
>> do this. It does not need to be extensive. Even 5 or so should do for a
>> start (something over 70 if I remember my last email).
>>
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, April 30, 2008 12:49 pm, Zelimir Gabelica wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Phil,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Your pronunciation for both Orgueil and L'Aigle is just perfect! You
>>> possibly doin't speak French anymore but, at least, your accent is
>>> intact. Perhaps that's the way to progress (page with recorded
>>> pronunciations). And
>>> yes, IMCA could for sure help.
>>>
>>> Zelimir
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A 13:10 30/04/2008 -0500, Philip R. Burns a ?crit :
>>>
>>>
>>>> At 12:24 PM 4/30/2008, Zelimir Gabelica wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Not so.
>>>>> If you pronounce it "or gay", nobody will understand here
>>>>> (although I
>>>>> know that whenever Bob brings along some Orgueil, it is sold
>>>>> before unwrapped!)
>>>>>
>>>>> Basing on pronouncing dyphtongs in French (last link in Darren's
>>>>> post -
>>>>> see below; thanks Darren!), it comes to:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Org ?j"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> as in the wikipedia example: /?j/ as in feuille "leaf"
>>>>
>>>> Some years ago (2002?) when the question of meteorite
>>>> pronunciations came up, I started a page with French pronunciations:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pibburns.com/catastro/metprono.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> While I grew up speaking French, I would not claim my pronunciation
>>>> is the best. I don't speak French anymore except when visiting
>>>> relatives in France.
>>>>
>>>> Someone else started up a page with the pronunciations for Polish
>>>> meteorites around that same time. I don't recall who it was, but I
>>>> found that page helpful.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps the IMCA should undertake a mini-project to collect
>>>> pronunciations from native speakers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- Philip R. "Pib" Burns
>>>> pib at pibburns.com http://www.pibburns.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
>>> Universit? de Haute Alsace
>>> ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC,
>>> 3, Rue A. Werner,
>>> F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
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> Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
> Universit? de Haute Alsace
> ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC,
> 3, Rue A. Werner,
> F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
> Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94
> Fax: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 15
>
>
>
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