No, the u in Corbu is pronounced more like ü/y, not oooooo. And the last r is half-silent: Kor-bü-zee-eh. It's just like when an american pronounces Deleuze like Dell-oooooooze. Sounds horrible.
Of course you are right - my expertise is not obviously in phonetic shorthand, but have you ever heard any native english speaker properly deal with french vowels? One might as appropriately ask that the French pronounce the 'h' in hamburger. Good luck.
Le Corbusier: a definitive pronunciation guide
So, there's this rather famous architect, who was Swiss-born but later assumed a pseudonym to work under. Maybe you are familiar with him?
The "Le" is pretty straightforward. I think I've got that.
"Corbusier" is the tricky part. Kor-byoo-zee-ay? Kor-boo-zee-ay? Kor-byoo-see-ay? Kor-boo-see-ay? Kor-boo-see-ay-see-ay? Kor-bon-bon-ay?
Also, acceptable abbreviations? Le Corb? Corb? Corbu? Corby?
Lay it all down, SVP.
Kohr-booz-e-ay. Ca c'est tout.
No, the u in Corbu is pronounced more like ü/y, not oooooo. And the last r is half-silent: Kor-bü-zee-eh. It's just like when an american pronounces Deleuze like Dell-oooooooze. Sounds horrible.
oh, and it's villa savwa, not sav'oy-veh...
Of course you are right - my expertise is not obviously in phonetic shorthand, but have you ever heard any native english speaker properly deal with french vowels? One might as appropriately ask that the French pronounce the 'h' in hamburger. Good luck.
leoh corbiuziehhh
leoh ambiurgeour
Not that I meant this to be a critique of how people talk, but wouldn't it be "lam-burg-our"?
What's with the "leoh"?
mais vraiment, can you really say the "le" is straightforward?
just call him The Crow if you don't know how to pronunce it
in fact, "leoh corbiuziehhh" is the right one
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