Ah-lee-zay?

[Tchaikovsky]

Originally Posted by Just a Guest

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That's how.

Thanks for that.

[Just a Guest]

Originally Posted by Tchaikovsky

Thanks for that.

silver plate <----> s'il vous plaît

[Idéaliser]

Originally Posted by dreamer

I was wondering: On the title page of alizee america it says her name is pronounced Ah-lee-zay. My problem is with the "zay". It seems to indicate to me that you voice should go up at the end which is not really the case, it stays flat: Alizée.

Don't you love my ability to generate nonsensical threads?

Hmm...I've always said it as "ah-lee-zay" so i dunno :P maybe you're thinking the ée would sound something like an english ee? if so, you need to remember the accent ^^

[lefty12357]

Originally Posted by dreamer

To pronounce the "ée" like the "ay" in "day" or "pay" would be exactly the wrong way to say it. Your voice has to stay flat.

Believe it or not, syllables like “zay” and “may” are commonly used all the time in English to French phrase books published here in the USA. As Brad pointed out, for the English speaking American newcomer to Alizée, it’s a close enough approximation. Deepwaters wrote a fine post on the subject, but putting something that in-depth on the home page here would be overkill.

Once one has been around here as long as most of us have, one will have heard her name spoken hundreds of times and will become aware of the correct pronunciation. Or they can simply just read this thread...

[edgar93]

Originally Posted by Just a Guest

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That's how.

Thats how she pronounce her name, so it must be correct. Maybe the ventrilo would be helpful

[Amigo!]

ZOMG, this thread is still up?!?


ticking time bomb...

[Just a Guest]

Originally Posted by Amigo!

ZOMG, this thread is still up?!?

It was officially closed at 07:52 PM, but some idiot opened it again....

[Amigo!]

Originally Posted by Just a Guest

It was officially closed at 07:52 PM, but some idiot opened it again....

Fine... you said it first, I didn't

[Just a Guest]

Heeeee!
Stop violating board rules!

LOL!

[Tomtentp]

Originally Posted by Tiwaz

Ah-lee-zäe

Ah-li-zäj
Viking-style.