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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:00 AM
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New York City DU'ers--some pronunciation help.
There used to be a famous restaurant in NYC called Lutèce. It closed down a few years ago, but I'm using the name in a poem that I *might* have to read out loud. Does anyone here know for sure how to pronounce "Lutèce?" My instinct is "Loo-TASE," but I need to know absolutely-for-sure.

Thanks in advance!
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:31 AM
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1. I think I heard it pronounced "Lu-TESS"
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:44 AM
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5. That's how it would sound in French eom
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:32 AM
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2. Not sure, possibly ask a speaker of French...
Edited on Sun Mar-01-09 11:32 AM by Chan790
it was the name of a Roman colony on the site of what is now Paris...more specifically it's the name of one of the few remaining ruins, an amphitheater.

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Parks_Gardens/Arenes_de_Lutece.shtml#
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:35 AM
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3. Lavender is correct:
Lu-TESS.
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:36 AM
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4. Awesome! Thanks--I really appreciate it.
It would have been embarrassing to pronounce it wrong during a reading.

:blush:
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