How do you say "Penhaligon"

[T_M]

Does anybody have the definitive pronunciation of "Penhaligon"? Is it pen-HAL-i-gun (with the i as in "sit") Or is it pen-HA-ly-gone? If no one can answer, I'm going to have to make an overseas call and hope some shop girl with a nice voice answers .

----------T_M

 

[galopede]

Right first time mate, pen-HAL-i-gun (with the i as in "sit") A good old Cornish name!

Gareth

 

[T_M]

Right first time mate, pen-HAL-i-gun (with the i as in "sit") A good old Cornish name!

Gareth

Great! Thanks Gareth! Now I won't sound like a rube if I ask about it somewhere.

-------T_M

 

[john.crissman]

Right first time mate, pen-HAL-i-gun (with the i as in "sit") A good old Cornish name!

Gareth

That is how they answer when I place my orders.

 

[southernscribbler]

While we are on the subject of pronunciation, maybe some one could help me with a couple. I tried to look them up on Google but found no assistance as far as pronunciation.
Speick
Pinaud
Semougue

hope I spelled them correctly, but I'm thinking you know the ones I'm asking about. Thanks for any help on this guys.

 

[Go West Young Man]

There are pronunciation threads on Speick ("speck") and Pinaud ("peen-yoh"), you should be able to search for them pretty easily.

I would pronoune Semogue as first syllable "sem", second syllable like the "og" from "ogre".

 

[Hair Vise]

There are pronunciation threads on Speick ("speck") and Pinaud ("peen-yoh"), you should be able to search for them pretty easily.

I would pronoune Semogue as first syllable "sem", second syllable like the "og" from "ogre".

I can't imagine that "speick" is pronounced "speck" in German, since "speck" means bacon. I would pronounce it something like "shpike", if that makes sense ("spike" with an "sh" sound up front).

HV

 

[Go West Young Man]

I can't imagine that "speick" is pronounced "speck" in German, since "speck" means bacon. I would pronounce it something like "shpike", if that makes sense ("spike" with an "sh" sound up front).

HV

Agreed, but I'm not a big fan of 'overpronouncing' foreign words; one runs the risk of sounding a little pretentious.

 

[arghblech]

Pinaud is pronounced pee-no.

 

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[ajkimmins]

I can't imagine that "speick" is pronounced "speck" in German, since "speck" means bacon. I would pronounce it something like "shpike", if that makes sense ("spike" with an "sh" sound up front).

HV

Most languages I believe pronounce the second vowel, opposite to English. German I KNOW does, so that would be shpike.

 

[cfriend]

While we're here... quinine?

 

[ajkimmins]

While we're here... quinine?

qui as in QUIET nine as in before ten.

 

[cfriend]

qui as in QUIET nine as in before ten.

That's what I thought. Thanks.