Any Jorge Luis Borges scholars out there?
I'm trying to figure out how to pronounce "Tlön" in "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius," because I'd like to read it aloud to my family. (Not sure if that's generous or sadistic, they're probably not ready for the philosophical undertones ;)
Is there any consensus on how the name should be pronounced? I'm thinking there are three likely candidates: A vaguely german "t'loon" (if I'm interpreting the umlaut correctly), a vaguely spanish "t'lone," and a generally American English "t'lawn." (All three spelled phonetically according to my understanding of American English phonetic conventions)
Boosts appreciated to get past some possible federation limitations of a fairly small instance.
Thanks!
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Got it, thank you! :)
@rl_dane the French pronunciation of imported English words can be hilarious e.g. 'bulldozer' https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=en&text=bulldozer&op=translate
That's actually a little better than I was expecting.
I was expecing "bull-do-zay" ;)
Ah, cool. I can work with that. So like "Tleun" with the eu sounding like "feu" (fire).
Thanks!
@rl_dane while we're at it, the German 'ü' is pronounced like the French 'u'. This sound doesn't exist in English.
German pronunciation of 'ü': https://translate.google.com/?sl=de&tl=en&text=K%C3%BChlschrank&op=translate
French pronunciation of 'u': https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=de&text=trou%20du%20cul&op=translate
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