Re: Chimeriades convention: Glorantha news

From: Kenrae <kenrae_at__pY1XFeVrfRlm9hvhqTopna8CqevhhH6ObfQQwbH4XVELBIvbPAzaswfSFdAJV6e3Njym>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:30:04 +0200


> Re: Chimeriades convention: Glorantha news
> Posted by: "bryan_thx" bethexton_at_ST4OgqNenFwcmyaJy616Y-7OpjXCASFa2336LENInk-RwLuOlWwWa6c_twc7j_tpQUBfjZM4xgE2.yahoo.invalid bryan_thx
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> > PS: Despite what is written, Buoux is pronounced Biou ;)
> >
> > /// Which, to you anglo-saxon furriners, must sound something like "Biew" with a short "ew". So welcome to Castle Biew.
>
> True, most of us anglo-saxon types have trouble with the distinctions between some of the french vowels.... in practice, when I lived in Paris years ago I had trouble telling if someone had gone north, east, or west for their weekend getaway (Reims, Rennes, or Rouen...
> the last consonant is rarely fully pronounced in any of them from what I can tell....I keep meaning to add this into a Gloranthan adventure some day)

Most of us latin types have trouble with the distinctions between some of the french vowels too. That's just our French neighbours being weird :P.

Regards,
-Sergi Díaz            

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