jlueke Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 In my mind I've always prnounced the name of the artist and creator of numerous medals, Daniel Dupuis, as Du-p-wah. But at the show this week a dealer said it should be Du-pwee. Is that correct you French medal collectors out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 The French word for "then" is "puis" if I remember correctly. We pronounced it "pwee." So basing my judgement off of that... I'd say Dupwee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 The French word for "then" is "puis" if I remember correctly. We pronounced it "pwee." So basing my judgement off of that... I'd say Dupwee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbvenman Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 thedeadpoint's right. As far as I know, it's [Doo-pwee] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted April 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 thedeadpoint's right. As far as I know, it's [Doo-pwee] Thanks to you both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 My first thought was "pro-noun-see-ate-ion-of-du-pwee" when I saw this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 If the name was spelled Dupois, it would sound like "du-p-wah". But Dupuis is "du-p-wee" indeed. With a French "u", so: /dy'pɥi/ Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 I just do the thing I do reading Chekov or Tolstoy... The French engraver "yadee yadaa"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 One time a friend of mine talked about some supposedly famous German whose name she pronounced like "Night-ski" or so. Turned out she was referring to Friedrich Neets-shay. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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