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re: why is it O-geron

Posted on 11/2/19 at 10:52 am to
Posted by Big Chipper
Charlotte, NC
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 11/2/19 at 10:52 am to
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Yeah, there is even a street in Lafayette, had a couple of friends who lived there, 


I used to live on Orgeron Dr in the late 70s and early 80s. We pronounced the r.
Posted by alumni95
Member since Jun 2004
7587 posts
Posted on 11/2/19 at 10:56 am to
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Proper French pronunciation is O-ju-rawn.


Nope. Not even a single syllable you have would be correct.

‘Proper’ Parisian French would sound more like: “Or-jer-awh”

Certainly would not hear the ‘n’ at the end in pure French.
This post was edited on 11/2/19 at 10:58 am
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