Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Bertin? My French from decades ago suggests it should be bear-tahn (soft n), accent on 2nd syllable. But something tells me if I pronounced it that way a lot of people would wonder what I was talking about.
Just doesn't sound French enough, Jim, if we say bur ton. I don't speak French, but I think I would pronounce it bear-tan, soft n.
Close to yours, which may be more proper.