[HPforGrownups] Re: Revisited: Pronunciation -Olympe Maxime

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 53713


 Steve <bboy_mn at yahoo.com> wrote:
Back to the pronunciation thread.

How do YOU pronounce - Olympe Maxime?


Olympe -

oh-lim-pee
oh-limp
oh-lie-ump
oh-lie-um-pee

Maxime -

macks-eem
macks-im-ee
macks-im-ay
macks-eye-um
macks-eye-um-ee (or macks-eye-me)

For me it's always been -

Oh-lim-pee Macks-eem

I've always found French pronunciations to be a little odd. How
'bourgeoisie' (bore-geo-issy) ever became boo-zhwa-zee, I will never
understand. But then, that's French.

Any opinions on Madam Maxime's name?

Me:

Well, I love French (and I'm in the process of learning it), so I pronounce her whole name the French way, as she's French herself:

Oh - Limp Max - EEM ('a' as in hall).

Maria,

who's getting a bunch of thoughts together for a post that's going to consist of lots of bits and pieces.



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