Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-14 Thread barrat
Sorry, but it is not correct !!! By the way,the meaning of the word orgueil is pride ! cheers Jean-Alix Barrat Selon Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net: Now do you want to try Orgueil ? ;-) That one is MUCH harder for the non-French to pronounce. Again, accent is on the beginning of

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-14 Thread GeoZay
Sorry, but it is not correct !!! By the way,the meaning of the word orgueil is pride ! I think maybe I should stick with Ora-Jel? :O) GeoZay __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-14 Thread Jeff Grossman
Try http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html and select one of the French voices. Jean-Alix will correct me if it's wrong, but I think it renders Orgueil and other difficult names (for non-French speakers) like Vouillé and Saint-Séverin reasonably well. You can also

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-14 Thread barrat
Jeff Frossman brings the best solution. I have just tried the link using the Claire's voice (french of course) and the result is just perfect. Jean-Alix Selon Jeff Grossman jgross...@usgs.gov: Try http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html and select one of the French

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-14 Thread Linton Rohr
-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil Jeff Grossman brings the best solution. I have just tried the link using the Claire's voice (french of course) and the result is just perfect. Jean-Alix Selon Jeff Grossman

[meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-13 Thread Rob Matson
Now do you want to try Orgueil ? ;-) That one is MUCH harder for the non-French to pronounce. Again, accent is on the beginning of the word, and to first order it sounds somewhat similar to: OR' gooey ;-) --Rob __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-13 Thread GeoZay
OR' gooey I like Ora-Jel better. :O) GeoZay __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronunciation of Orgueil

2010-03-13 Thread Impactika
Very good Rob. Not quite the right ending, more open sound. But really quite close. And better than Oragel ;-) Sorry Georges. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.