Raymond Weil - how do you say it?
Raymond Weil - how do you say it?
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Simon Bags

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672 posts

199 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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Morning People. Just a quickie, how do you actually pronounce the Weil bit? Being Swiss, is it Vile, Veil, or is it actually Wheel, While?

Thanks, Simon.



PaulHogan

7,244 posts

302 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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To rhyme with 'pile'. Hence 'me Raymonds are giving me grief this morning'

Simon Bags

Original Poster:

672 posts

199 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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PaulHogan said:
To rhyme with 'pile'. Hence 'me Raymonds are giving me grief this morning'
Ha! But is that Vile or Wile?

Mattt

16,664 posts

242 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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I say it in a germanic way - so yes the W becomes a V.

CardShark

4,249 posts

203 months

Friday 23rd July 2010
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I've always thought Weil as in vile, if it's German then you'd always pronounce the last vowel when i and e are next to eachother but the v bit is just a guess