Hej Thomas After a few drops of a good Islay Malt, I can just about pronounce words from any language. Or so it seems!
In Scotland we also have problems with the pronunciation of Gaelic words used in place names over the northern part of our country. Even some of my favourite whiskies present a few difficulties: Laphroaig Bunnahabhein Bruichladdich Any takers? Peter Davidson Curator of Minerals National Museums Collection Centre National Museums Scotland 242 West Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1JA Phone: +44 131 247 4283 [email protected] www.nms.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Österberg Sent: 21 August 2009 17:40 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta? Hi Richard, Muonionalusta is pronounced quite close to it's spelling with some focus on the first part "Muon". Anyway, since I'm Swedish I also find it quite difficult to pronounce this Finnish word (very much an exercise for your lips and tongue). Perhaps, a good idea would be to take place in a comfortable chair and do some home practice in the pronunciation, after having some 2 - 3 drams of a nice Scottish malt Whisky. For this particular purpose I can warmly recommend Highland Park 18 Year ;-) Happy hunting! Thomas Österberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Kowalski" <[email protected]> To: "meteorite list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:35 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta? >I just got a beautiful slice of Muonionalusta and am curious about how to >pronoun the name properly. > > I'm guess at least four different ways, but I'm hoping someone can tell > me. > > One guess is > > Meew unyun a lust a > > a second > > Moo unyun a loost a > > wit the other two variations of those. > > Anyone? > > Thanks > > -- > Richard Kowalski > http://fullmoonphotography.net > IMCA #1081 > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Free Fringe music. Celebrate Homecoming at the National Museum of Scotland 8-30 August. www.nms.ac.uk/music National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message. ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
