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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 12:52 PM
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How do you pronounce Alsace?
Hi, question for any French people out there - or French speakers - how do you pronounce Alsace?

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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 01:01 PM
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E-L-S-A-S-S
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 01:04 PM
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 01:11 PM
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"Al sas" as in Kansas.
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 01:20 PM
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How do you pronounce Elsässer Flammkuchen?
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 01:50 PM
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I don't think it sounds like "Kansas" any more.

<b>al</b> rhymes with &quot;moll&quot;

<b>sace</b> rhymes with the first syllable in &quot;posse&quot;
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 02:03 PM
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Now if someone could tell me the difference between a Lothringian Speckkuchen and an Alsacien Flammkuchen I'd be really happy. .
It's the bacon, right?
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 02:40 PM
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 02:41 PM
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Oder ein Zweibruckner Zweibelkuchen
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 02:48 PM
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Bacon and onions, or just onions? Yummy
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 03:27 PM
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Oh definitely with the bacon. So delicious!
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 03:32 PM
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Go to this site, choose the French speakers, and listen to what they have to say:

http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 03:44 PM
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How do you pronounce Els&auml;sser Flammkuchen?

Phonetically as in &quot;tarte flamb&eacute;e alsacienne&quot;......
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 04:34 PM
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Hmmm... No wonder people have found it funny when I tried to pronounce it like &quot;El Sauce&quot;!

 
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 04:42 PM
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All-Sauce
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 04:45 PM
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<i>Author: longboatkey
Date: 08/30/2008, 06:41 pm

Oder ein Zweibruckner Zweibelkuchen</i>

Often spelled <b>Zweibr&uuml;cker Zwiebelkuchen</b> (see &quot;spelling counts&quot; thread).
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 06:30 PM
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Al sass
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 11:52 PM
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I know it is wrong because the &quot;s&quot; is not between two vowels but most French people say Al zass with a z. Personnally I never heard Al sass.
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Old Aug 30th, 2008, 11:56 PM
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El Sauce, with the stress on &quot;El.&quot;
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Old Aug 31st, 2008, 12:05 AM
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No &quot;sauce&quot;, please !
The vowel &quot;a&quot; in French is fairly simple to pronounce when it is used alone (I am not speaking of diphtongs). Why pronounce &quot;al&quot; as &quot;el&quot; or as &quot;au&quot;?
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