What the correct pronounciation?

[Edz]

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I was talking to some friends today, I pronounce Hermes as "Air-MEHZ" or "Er-MEHS" (german phonics???). They kept correcting me by saying "Her-MAYS". Am I wrong? What's the correct on for Soufflot? "Suf-LOW"???

 

[sirenized]

its is "air-mehz" not airmays. You were right and soufflot is " sou-flow"

 

[Edz]

Thank you sirenized.

I was very embarressed cos they both corrected me! I can feel ym face heating up! Almost all my knowledgable-high-end-designer-lover life, I was very sure I've pronounced them correctly or else I will not try at all until I've confirmed the pronounciation! *phew*

 

[Bag Fetish]

Ok to canadians .. how do we say Hermes ?

 

[Liberté]

I love the japanese way: EREMESU

 

[whistlerchic]

Ok to canadians .. how do we say Hermes ?

I would think it's the same as the US, air-mehz.

I used to say her-mies, y'know just to be cute. But no one got it, so I stopped. Not like I talk about Hermes a lot anyway!ush:

 

[Bag Fetish]

^^ Lol

 

[Kittie LaRoche]

I would think it's the same as the US, air-mehz.

I used to say her-mies, y'know just to be cute. But no one got it, so I stopped. Not like I talk about Hermes a lot anyway!ush:

like Hermes Conrad?

 

[whistlerchic]

like Hermes Conrad?

Sure!

Confession: had to google that to find out who he is. DOH!

 

[Kittie LaRoche]

Sure!

Confession: had to google that to find out who he is. DOH!

lol, yeah, I know, I'm a Futurama nerd

 

[bvbirdygirl]

air-mehs..
somebody pop in the video, princess diaries.
they tell you how to pronounce it in the scene where mia is being tied to a chair by a HER-meees scarf, while her grandmother tells her its air-mehz

 

[Edz]

cute! Never noticed that!

 

[BabyK]

since we're on the subject of how to prounouce names, is it okay i ask how to pronounce DAMIER? is it Dah-mee-ay? i hear ppl pronounce it different all the time.


and oh so embarrassing, i did use to pronounce it HER-MEES! till i saw Sex and the City.

 

[ktrkate]

yep, you're right about Damier!

 

[butterfliie]

sirenized - your daughter/niece/sister is TOO cute for words!!!