I believe Rob's pronunciation is very close to correct. Bob Holmes and I spent a few hours with Alain Carion and Anne Black at the Tucson Show while filming a segment for our soon to be released video. While Alain talked about the Tatahouine meteorite, Anne held two very large specimens in her hands for the camera. Even with his beautiful thick French accent, it was easy to hear how Alain pronounced the name. Since he has personally hunted the strew field several times, I'd venture that he is pronouncing it properly.
Best,
John Gwilliam
At 10:53 PM 3/2/03 -0800, Matson, Robert wrote:
Hi Jeff,
My "assumption" based on rudimentary francais has been that it is pronounced something like:
ta'-tuh-ween'
with the main accent on the third syllable, and more emphasis on the first syllable than the second. The first "ta" rhymes with the "ca" of cat. Again, this is a guess. The Labennes (or Anne) could give you a more accurate pronunciation.
Cheers, Rob
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