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Round and Square Guide to Pronunciation

Round and Square Pronunciation Guide

Round and Square deals with themes from all over the world, and pronunciation can occasionally be a problem.  Please click on the links below for pronunciations that range from "solid" to "perfect."  They are all better than guessing, so use the links at your convenience.


Boas, Franz

bricolage (American speaker)

bricolage (French speaker)

bricoleur (French speaker)

exile

exilic 

Foucault (Michel)

Ise  (ee-say)—that's close enough for now

kanji

katakana
 
Lévi-Strauss, Claude

Luoyang   Never mind the "spelling" in the link; this one is closer than MW's "Luoyang" (which is funny, because they should be pronounced exactly the same way: "落陽").

mère

Michelet, Jules

oeuvre

père

père et mère (father and mother)

remonstrance

synecdoche

Tristes Tropiques

Verne, Jules