Klarinet Archive - Posting 001095.txt from 2000/12

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reeds (Legere) -- Pronunciation
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 19:28:32 -0500

Well, Guy Legere pronounces his own name (approximately) ...

Gee Le share (a little bit of a "z" in front of the sh).

with accent on the second syllable.

Mark C.
Legere reeds is a sponsor of Sneezy.Org, and Guy is a personal friend of
mine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "stewart kiritz" <kiritz@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Reeds (Legere) -- Pronunciation

> If there were an accent over the last e then it would be pronounced
> leh-je-re (leh rather than lay, because the french -e- is a vowel not a
> dipthong). However, my legere does NOT have the final third accent. Does
> yours?? Therefore, the reed is pronounced leh-ghere, with the emphasis on
> the second of the two syllables. By the way, the word means "light" in
> french.
>
> Stewart Kiritz
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Bobngayenewman@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Reeds (Legere) -- Pronunciation
>
>
> > Anybody -- I am not French. How do you pronounce Legere? I see there are
> > accents over the second and third "e". Does that mean it's Lay-SHAY-RAY
or
> > what? I've been pronouncing it Lay-SHARE, but who am moi?
> >
> > Signed Befuddled in Sacramento
> >
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