richard's poor almanac pronouncing ingres by richard thompson guy: "in-gress." lady: "angers." man: "yonkers." woman: "injures." man 2: "ong ong ong agh agh agh ogh ogk oggy doggy iggy pop." help kid: "anal." painting: imbecile!
How to pronouncs Ingres
Why? He was French, you know. And no Anglophone could ever satisfy the tender aural sensibilities of a true Frenchman….
The poor bastard in the second-to-last panel in fact comes as close any Anglophone could, but trusty Wikipedia gives a convenient phonetic spelling.
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David Bethke Premium Member about 9 years ago
How to pronouncs Ingres
Sisyphos about 9 years ago
Why? He was French, you know. And no Anglophone could ever satisfy the tender aural sensibilities of a true Frenchman….
Cilliers about 9 years ago
The poor bastard in the second-to-last panel in fact comes as close any Anglophone could, but trusty Wikipedia gives a convenient phonetic spelling.