[ATM] RE: ATM Digest, Vol 2, Issue 36

[klappal at xnet.com (Richard Klappal)]

Not speaking French, it sounds like English doesn't really have the
'correct' sound, but the 'x' in Texereau should be phonetically related to
'ch' as in 'ich' of German. Placing the back of the tongue against the roof
of the mouth, as if to give the 'ks' sound, but no fully closing the gap.
You don't have the closure/stop that would be indicated by the 'k' portion
of the sound.

Rich


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Rapha?l

I am a Brit who lived in France for 3 years and I asked a number of
Frenchmen to pronounce Texereau - the common pronunciation was totally
unknown in my English and was a cross between Tex..a...ro as you
describe and Tesh ..a..ro.  Something of a mixture of a softer "x" and a
harder "sh".

Does that make any sense?

Adam

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