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Timothy C. Tyler · 08-31-2002, 08:27 PM

The other day a noted gallery owner mispronounced a name. There are several artists that get mispronounced so often that I'm no longer sure myself. This guy said Henri as a French first name. I've always heard that Henri was an American that assumed his name after his father was convicted of murder and that HE always wanted it pronounced Hen-rie, not "on ree"

The other is Ingres. The French tell me it's 2 (not one, syllable), very soft second...ong-grah.

Van Gogh sounds pretty nasty when said right and always sounds like putting on airs when said true to the Dutch. When is correct right?

08-31-2002, 08:27 PM	#1
Timothy C. Tyler Inactive Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Siloam Springs, AR Posts: 911	Say it right The other day a noted gallery owner mispronounced a name. There are several artists that get mispronounced so often that I'm no longer sure myself. This guy said Henri as a French first name. I've always heard that Henri was an American that assumed his name after his father was convicted of murder and that HE always wanted it pronounced Hen-rie, not "on ree" The other is Ingres. The French tell me it's 2 (not one, syllable), very soft second...ong-grah. Van Gogh sounds pretty nasty when said right and always sounds like putting on airs when said true to the Dutch. When is correct right?