Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:

>>> 'on-TON-druh' might be a rough approximation (apologies to the French).
>>
>> "Critics of ad hoc pronunciation schemes point out that such schemas 
>> are inherently self-referential, since they rely on the ability of the 
>> reader to already know how a large number of words are commonly 
>> pronounced. In addition, such schemas often assume a certain language, 
>> dialect or accent on the part of the reader, and due to its popularity 
>> in the US, this is very often a US accent."
> 
> Fair enough. This example works fine for both british and US accents, 
> though.
> 
> :P
There is also the possibility that the actual French pronunciation would 
not be understood at all by English-speaking people, because they could 
be more accustomed to some deformed approximation. In this case the 
ad-hoc scheme can actually be more appropriate :-)

I know French people understand English with a French accent far better 
than English with an English accent, at least...

-- 
Vincent

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