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    pronunciation, please

    I have just started to read a history of the Hallstatt and La Tene cultures.
    Could someone please tell me the proper pronunciation for "La Tene"
    Is it La Ten, La Teen, La Tenay or possibly La Teeny or none of these.
    I have known about this culture for years but have never heard it pronounced.
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    According to Bing, it`s something like "luh ten." So I`ve been pronouncing it wrong in my head for some time. (La Teen)

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    In my anthropology classes we pronounced it La-Ten with the emphasis on the La and a hard "T" sound.
    This is also how it is pronounced in the Swiss Town for which it got its name.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Ashton View Post
    In my anthropology classes we pronounced it La-Ten with the emphasis on the La and a hard "T" sound.
    This is also how it is pronounced in the Swiss Town for which it got its name.
    The emphasis must be on the "tene" since "la" is just the definite article.
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    Yea, I know how it should be pronounced. That is why I pointed out that in common verbal usage the emphasis was on the La.

    All the locals pronounced it that way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Ashton View Post
    Yea, I know how it should be pronounced. That is why I pointed out that in common verbal usage the emphasis was on the La.

    All the locals pronounced it that way.
    Two "aye"s for emphasizing the unexpected truth. For example,
    1. Cairo in Egypt is ki'-row, in Illinois is ka'-row;
    2. the noun Quixote is kee-hoe'-tay but the adjective quixotic is kwix-ah'-tik.

    The English language, wherever spoken, is indeed marvelous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian.MacAllan View Post
    Two "aye"s for emphasizing the unexpected truth. For example,
    1. Cairo in Egypt is ki'-row, in Illinois is ka'-row;
    2. the noun Quixote is kee-hoe'-tay but the adjective quixotic is kwix-ah'-tik.

    The English language, wherever spoken, is indeed marvelous.
    That must be why I get strange looks when I say "kee-hoe-tic".

    And yes, one more vote here for "la Ten".
    (Source: My dad was Indiana Jones. Well, maybe not exactly, but he was an archaeologist)

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