How do you pronounce the word "yosemite"?
And which syllable do you stress?

'yo' as in yo-yo the toy on a string. A long o.
'sem' as in seminal or seminar or semi.
'i' as in it.
'te' as in tee or tea.

'sem' is the stressed syllable.

I hope I've explained that properly. Any linguists out there to help?

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Thank you for your help, Asa!

how would you pronounce the name 'ELEANOR'?



“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
-Emily Dickinson

I don't know how to type International Phonetic Alphabet symbols here but according to my French-English Dictionary (Robert & Collins), Eleanor is pronounced like ele in element and nor in honor. The first syllable is stressed.
I hope it helps...

thanks makepeace.
incidentally, i heard a song 'eleanor' just 2day.
can't remember whom its by.



“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
-Emily Dickinson

I know two songs which are entitled "Eleanor", one by Ray Charles and the other one by The Gathering, a gothic band...

How about: by Lennon/McCartney
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream

or Eleanor by The Turtles
Elenore gee I think you’re swell
And you really do me well
You’re my pride and joy etcetera

or Eleanor by Low Millions
Eleanor I miss you
Eleanor be well
Eleanor I wish you'd
Release me from your spell

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. ~Lord Chesterfield~ "Do all things with love." Og Mandino

the song i heard is by low millions.
BTW,
what is a Gothic band?
and how do you pronounce GENRE?

I believe "Eleanor" was written by singer/guitarist Adam Cohen about his real life ex-girl friend Eleanor.
~A~

“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
-Emily Dickinson

[This message was edited by Alice on 08-05-05 at 06:28 PM.]

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Originally posted by Vega:

and how do you pronounce GENRE?

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John - Rah

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"A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B."
-Fats Domino

www.amybills.com

I disagree about "genre" pronounced John-rah. The problem is how to pronounce French words in English. I can go on a l-o-n-g rant about this, and try to convince you that "valet" ought to be pronounced val'-et in English, rather than val-ay'. But I'll spare you.

Anyway, I prefer "zhahn'-ruh." Soft g.

Seashell ebb music wayriver she flows. --James Joyce

I say it like you would say Zsa Zsa Gabor.
zsan-ra

I confess. I stay away from the word when speaking and only use it when absolutely necessary.

I believe "Eleanor" was written by singer/guitarist Adam Cohen about his real life ex-girl friend Eleanor.
~A~

I DID NOT POST THE ABOVE.
So how did this get into my post?
{i used Quick Reply for that post. Does that have anything to do with it? }
And who has that ~A~ as a signature or whatever.
this is scary.



“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
-Emily Dickinson

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I DID NOT POST THE ABOVE.
So how did this get into my post?
{i used Quick Reply for that post. Does that have anything to do with it? }
And who has that ~A~ as a signature or whatever.
this is scary.

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Vega
I believe is you look at the post you will see that it says:
[This message was edited by Alice on 08-05-05 at 06:28 PM.] ~A~ happens to be my signature when I edit a post, it was not my intention to scare you. If you look at the thread right before the one I edited, you will see that I posted the reply with the song names including "Eleanor" by Low Millions, therefore, I used my "moderator's buttons" to post the little note about the song.

When I have already replied to a thread, instead of posting yet another reply, I add notes (edit) posts, there is nothing unusual about it, most moderators do it. Quick Reply is just that, a “quick reply” it has nothing to do with moderator edited posts
There is nothing scary about editing posts, I ’m sorry you thought something freaky was happening, it was not my intention to scare you.
~A~

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. ~Lord Chesterfield~ "Do all things with love." Og Mandino

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and how do you pronounce GENRE?



John - Rah

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I agree with Viktoria, I don't say John-Rah, and no one has corrected me, (trust me, I get corrected all the time).

Depends where you live for some words.

However, I didn't know the word till halfway through my degree, I mean I knew what it meant, but I couldn't read it (When reading it, I didn't know what the word was...).I read/said it so very wrong, like Jen (as in Jennifer)+ ra...seems silly now. jenra

"I'm telling you. People come and go in this Forest, and they say, 'It's only Eeyore, so it doesn't count.' They walk to and fro saying, 'Ha ha!' But do they know anything about A? They don't. It's just three sticks to them. But to the Educated - mark this, little Piglet- to the Educated, not meaning Poohs and Piglets, it's a great and glorious A." --Eeyore, The House at Pooh Corner

alice,
sorry for being so dumb.
i even PTd Darwin (cause he is the mod here).
i feel like such a big IDIOT.
i missed the 'alice edited this...' part.
sorry for the hue and cry.



“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
-Emily Dickinson

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i even PTd Darwin (cause he is the mod here).

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I am a SHE.

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"A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B."
-Fats Domino

www.amybills.com

I am she as you are she as you are me
and we are all together!!! (with my apologies to John and Paul)

Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. ~Lord Chesterfield~ "Do all things with love." Og Mandino

"Genre" is a difficult word for English-speakers to pronounce because the sound the "g" possesses does not occur in English, except in loan words from (I think) French: protege is the only other word I can think of that possesses the sound. In quasi-philological terms, the sound of the "g" in genre and protege is voiced "sh". Let me explain that this way. "S" is normally pronounced voicelessly in English, i.e. one's vocal cords contribute nothing to how it's said. When one contributes one's voice, the sound changes significantly: in English, it calls for a whole other letter, "z". Similarly, "sh" is pronounced voicelessly in English. When one contributes one's voice, the sound changes significantly as well. But in English, that sound does not naturally occur, so there is no separate letter or combination of letters English-speakers can naturally fall back on to convey the sound. The closest approximation is "zh", which is why Viktoria wrote out the pronunciation that way. And since English is a conservative language, it retains the spelling of the original language, with "g", and along with it the original pronunciation.

Sensus, non aetas, inuenit sapientem.
--Publilius Syrus

The closest I think we might get with 'gen' is the pronunciation of the name Jean as in Jean Reno. (Happens to be a brilliant French actor by the way).

Or find a French teacher and ask them.

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