Author: Pete Theisen
Posted: 2009-03-02 at 09:36:07
Paul Hill wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Pete Theisen <petetheisen@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Hi Everybody!
>>
>> I can never pronounce European names from print. Is it La meter. or La
>> mat ray, Le ma tray or what?
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre
>
> I would guess you pronounce it like Maître d'? (as in the restaurant
> manager). Or do you not use that term in the states?
>
Hi Paul!
ROFL, yes, we do. But I usually eat at places that have hostesses rather
than Maître d's, if even that. Yes, that could be the right way to say it.
Maybe I need to visit the first name as well. Is it Georg es, Gay or
jay, or what?
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Regards,
Pete