"LAY-sis" appears to be how just about every English-speaker (UK or US) who hasn't heard the term would guess to pronounce it. The pitfall here is that the word is French in origin, so it's probably pronounced "lah-SI", as the english "lacy," but the first vowel being more open, and stress on the second syllable.
Of course, there's always the chance that the word has been fully Anglicized and is pronounced properly in English as "LAY-sis," as but it seems an obsure enough word that lexicalization is unlikely. I haven't heard anyone say the term with any authority before, so I can't say for sure one way or the other. After all, I did think picot was "pie-cot" instead of "pee-coh" until I met some other lacemakers face to face. Katelyn Schreyer [email protected] On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:18 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thus my vote is for Margery's pronunciation. lay'-sis > > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
