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10/28 What's the proper pronunciation for "chien" in French? \- er how are you expecting people to tell you? roughly "shee-ay". dont pronounce the n unless fem form "chienne". i assume you arent looking for the nuanced difference between chien in french french vs quebec french etc. you may wish to watch "un chien andalou". \_ Thanks partha, you rule! So how do you say caniche or chien canne? \- i dont know. http://tinyurl.com/gamqr \_ "Un Chien Andalou"? Oh, cruel, cruel Partha. |
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tinyurl.com/gamqr -> penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/miscellanea/canes/molossian.html It was painted on the wall and over it, in big capitals, was written: Beware of the Dog." Petronius, Satyricon (XXIX) This mosaic of a guard dog, one of several in Pompeii, is on the floor of the entrance hall to the House of the Tragic Poet, which also is known for its fresco of the Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Reference: What Life Was Like: When Rome Ruled the World: The Roman Empire, 100 BC-AD 200 (1997) by the Editors of Time-Life Books. |