Re: Wanna B Ur Lovr
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:32 pm
I found a 1920 Kansas census that says Al's grandfather, Matt was from Crnomelj Slovenia. Which of course begs the question how does one pronounce "Crnomelj'?
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I can never resist a challenge like that. After a little research (very little), the answer seems to be something like "tsernomelzh."weird_el wrote:I found a 1920 Kansas census that says Al's grandfather, Matt was from Crnomelj Slovenia. Which of course begs the question how does one pronounce "Crnomelj'?
Not easier, but more correct. Don't want to have any WOWAYers embarrass themselves by casually dropping "Kernomelch" into a conversation. The pronunciation of the final "J" is particularly challenging. I haven't tangled with the International Phonetic Alphabet or linguistics much since college, but best I can tell, the "j" sound is similar to the way Alejandra would pronounce a Spanish word with a "Y." A "J" sound where the airflow isn't stopped, but keeps flowing around the sides of the tongue. Aren't you glad you asked?TMBJon wrote:Is "tsernomelzh" supposed to be any easier to pronounce than "Crnomelj"??
I need a link to that please so I can cite it on Wikipedia.weird_el wrote:I found a 1920 Kansas census that says Al's grandfather, Matt was from Crnomelj Slovenia. Which of course begs the question how does one pronounce "Crnomelj'?
All sources, including Al himself, say he was born in Downey ("Lynwood"). California, so that would make him American.Orthography Enthusiast wrote:Best guess is Serbian. Hey, it's a wiki, somebody with better information can correct it later.
All right, Mr. Picky, Serbian-American.Elvis wrote:All sources, including Al himself, say he was born in Downey ("Lynwood"). California, so that would make him American.Orthography Enthusiast wrote:Best guess is Serbian. Hey, it's a wiki, somebody with better information can correct it later.
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If we're going to be picky, Downey is not the same place as Lynwood. They're seven miles apart!Elvis wrote:he was born in Downey ("Lynwood")