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Post by stainlessb on Feb 17, 2022 22:15:55 GMT
Heck why not? I have a feeling I have been pronouncing this incorrect since the beginning of my attempt to translate French to English
What is the correct pronunciation of Cerés? I have been saying Seer-eez', but I hear it also pronounced with the "C" as a hard 'K'
Kaw-reese (or something like that)...
I found a latin pronunciation that sounds close to this... but not much luck with anythng with French audio!
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 17, 2022 22:31:41 GMT
Stan ( stainlessb ), native speakers may say something different, but I would say this: Correct French spelling is Cérès, with accent marks written as shown, which is the key to pronouncing it as SAY-rez. This name should never be pronounced with a hard "c" or "k" sound, to my knowledge, unless that is correct in some other language. For French, it should always be a soft "c". Of course, I am only a student, but I think that is correct.  |
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Post by stainlessb on Feb 17, 2022 22:40:27 GMT
Thanks Chris
i've been saying like a tourist I guess
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 17, 2022 22:40:43 GMT
How did I get the accent marks? Well, since I know some French, I already knew how it needed to be spelled, but I double-checked using a web search, then I just copied and pasted the version with the correct accent marks.
If you use MS Word, all of the letters with accent marks can be found as "symbols" or "special characters" and can be inserted into documents and then you can copy and paste them into emails or posts or wherever you want them.
Edit: If you never studied French, then your guess at pronunciation wasn't too bad, in my opinion. I only know the right way because I studied French for 8 years in high school and college.
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Post by stainlessb on Feb 17, 2022 22:43:06 GMT
I figured it out right after I wrote that.... press enough keys and you get it! on a Mac it's Option " `"* then the letter
Key to the left of the 1, in case MS keyboards are slightly different
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Feb 17, 2022 22:47:23 GMT
Yes, there are certainly shortcut keys for making many of the symbols, but I don't tend to remember those so well. I usually copy and paste!
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Post by renden on Feb 17, 2022 22:54:52 GMT
Stan ( stainlessb ), native speakers may say something different, but I would say this: Correct French spelling is Cérès, with accent marks written as shown, which is the key to pronouncing it as SAY-rez. This name should never be pronounced with a hard "c" or "k" sound, to my knowledge, unless that is correct in some other language. For French, it should always be a soft "c". Of course, I am only a student, but I think that is correct. Chris....you rarely make mistakes in your French !! Cérès is what appears on a french Keyboard (and mine) Accents can be done with an Alt / key .... é would be on an English keyboard Alt130 |
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