From John Dalton Sent Mon, Jul 19th 1999, 16:53
From John Dalton Sent Mon, Jul 19th 1999, 16:53
<xxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> said: > > > as both of them say in an interview (the one that's messed up by ae), > > > it's aw-teck-er. it seems like the only people who have a problem wif > > > it are somewhat french, or have knowledge of french pronunciation. > > > > > meaning no disrepect to any french on the list, obviously. their > > > pronunciation is just different than other pronunciations. they look > > > at it and see "ou-tesh-rah".. sometimes... since you said toronto, > > > and canada is bilingual, that makes sense. > > > > Well, I'm French :) Until I hear an English guy pronounce the name (the > > "official" "aw-teck-er"), I used to say "aw-teck-ruh" (well, the > > "-uh" at the > > end is rather silent though). I know a guy who says "aw-ter-sh" > > but he's a > > loser anyway. > > > > Julien > > > > The first time I heard about them from a friend of mine they were called as > Au-te-h-reh. > Bugs Bunny says OW-tetch-ree, that oughta settle it! Heh John