Klarinet Archive - Posting 000739.txt from 1997/08

From: Michael Kolos <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Timbre
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 23:08:23 -0400

> > timbre (pronounced like timber) not tamber

> >

> You may pronounce it like that in America, but here in Australia it's

> pronounced "tamber" (that's about as close as we Aussies get to French

> pronunciation! - which is where the word comes from). Incidentally, its

>

> French meaning is the ring/sound of a bell.

Actually the French pronunciation is more of a "taimbre". It seems to

sound more like "tamber" than "timber". Note also that the French

"timbre" can also refer to a postage stamp. They are actually

synonyms. Better watch it or you might ask someone what they think of

your stamp. :)

Michael

   
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