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Grancey · 06-19-2007, 10:34 AM

I am in disagreement with someone over the correct pronunciation of the following name from the play A Streetcar Named Desire.

................Belle Reve.................

If someone could help me out, that would be great.

ratbastid · 06-19-2007, 11:01 AM

Bell like the thing that rings
Rev like what a motorcycle engine does

But add a little gutteral roll to the R in "Reve".

If you heard a real live French person pronounce that, you might notice a very slight "uh" on the end of the word Reve, especially if the next word starts with a hard consonant.

Grancey · 06-19-2007, 06:29 PM

Thank you for the info. Much appreciated.

Amaras · 07-01-2007, 10:00 AM

Ca depend, mon ami!
It depends on which accent you employ. For instance, Ratbastid
has the Montreal area down perfectly. Go to the Gaspe, if has a
stronger fisherfolk corruption to it.
As for the French (France), it is smoother, with long drawn out
syllables.
Ratbastid has a standard version, though.

06-19-2007, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	Correct French pronunciation? I am in disagreement with someone over the correct pronunciation of the following name from the play A Streetcar Named Desire. ................Belle Reve................. If someone could help me out, that would be great. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

06-19-2007, 06:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grancey Life's short, gotta hurry... Location: land of pit vipers	Thank you for the info. Much appreciated. __________________ Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.

07-01-2007, 10:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Amaras Junkie Location: At my daughter's beck and call.	Ca depend, mon ami! It depends on which accent you employ. For instance, Ratbastid has the Montreal area down perfectly. Go to the Gaspe, if has a stronger fisherfolk corruption to it. As for the French (France), it is smoother, with long drawn out syllables. Ratbastid has a standard version, though. __________________ Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. -Noam Chomsky Love is a verb, not a noun. -My Mom The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty years later. -Louis Aragon, "La Porte-plume," Traite du style, 1928

06-19-2007, 11:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Bell like the thing that rings Rev like what a motorcycle engine does But add a little gutteral roll to the R in "Reve". If you heard a real live French person pronounce that, you might notice a very slight "uh" on the end of the word Reve, especially if the next word starts with a hard consonant.