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[beloitpiper]

How do you pronounce "Jabot" and "Ruche"?

[Maclachlan]

How do you pronounce "Jabot" and "Ruche"?

Jabot

Ruche

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[McClef]

Jabow (as in French Je) and Roosh.

[beloitpiper]

Thanks guys! You can never be too sure. I remember when I was young, my grandfather was having something to drink, and I looked a the bottle and thought I would impress him with knowing how to pronounce French names.
"How is your glen-live-ay?"
He stares at me, then at the bottle, then at me again, and starts laughing.
"Hah! Lad, it's Glenlivet, and don't you forget it!"

I never did.

[Maclachlan]

Been down that road a time or two myself! Glad to help!

[Jack Daw]

Thanks guys! You can never be too sure. I remember when I was young, my grandfather was having something to drink, and I looked a the bottle and thought I would impress him with knowing how to pronounce French names.
"How is your glen-live-ay?"
He stares at me, then at the bottle, then at me again, and starts laughing.
"Hah! Lad, it's Glenlivet, and don't you forget it!"

I never did.

It took awhile before I realized how LagaVUlin and GlenMORangie were pronounced...that is, assuming I learned correctly.

[Woodsheal]

While we're at it, for sporran do you say:

SPORE-ehn, or

spore-ANN...?

[fudgeman]

While we're at it, for sporran do you say:

SPORE-ehn, or

spore-ANN...?

Interesting--I always pronounced it the first way--but I was talking to a Scotsman and he pronounced it the second way. See following:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporran

This says the first way is "correct".

[Carolina Kiltman]

Thanks for the site! I didn't know it existed. It is now at the top of my bookmarks!

[Phil]

Reminds e of the (English) sports commentator who referred to the Dundee United football ground as "Tan-a-deechie" instead of Tann-a-dice (same as nice). One once called Alloa, Aloha as if it was somewhere in the South Pacific and, of course, there is the unforgettable "They'll be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight!" after Raith Rovers, a Kirkcaldy team. Greenock is invariably pronounced "Grennock" and Oban is Oh Bann. Even Glasgow (pron. Glas-go) becomes Glas - gouw.