[meteorite-list] Tatahouine Pronunciation
John Gwilliam ventured: > I believe Rob's pronunciation is very close to correct. Though Anne's is naturally closest to perfect :-) > TA TA OO ENE (very easy) Rob wrote: > The first "ta" rhymes with the "ca" of cat. No, both the first and the second "ta" rhyme with the "cu" of the word "cut". As for the "hou" syllable, see Anne's double "OO". A comparable sound would be the double-O in "loot" or in "hoot", or "soot", etc. ... and a word for Anne's "ENE" would be "kerosene". Best regards, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine - Pronunciation
Rob and List, 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 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine - Pronunciation
Hi list, Thanks Robert, I think one should say: "ta" "ta" "ween" "ta" as in "cat", twice. "ween" as in between. The "tu" pronunciation is a Spilberg idea, not a tunisian one. Not far from Tataouine, one can visit the site where was shot the movie that made this city more famous than the Diogenite. Tataouine is the correct spelling from the name of this Tunisian city. I should find a photo of the road marks with this spelling in my files. I will put that on my site one day. A easy trip but today all fragments are gone unless you look for smaller than 0.01 g. The 3 impact crater are still there, pretty empty. An old 1931 map facilitates their discovery. Best day Michel Caillou Noir 100 chemin des Campènes 74400 Chamonix France - Original Message - From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jeff Kuyken '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Meteorite List '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:53 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine - Pronunciation > 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 > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tatahouine - Pronunciation
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 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
