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Old 01-27-15 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cale
Okay, Monsieur Hugo (Yugo).

The "h" is so soft as to be almost unheard but it's there, smarty pants.
"Oo-ray" is how I'd render it, agreeing with Rudi that the "r" sound is more guttural than in English.

If we're going to have a "pronunciation" thread, we might as well try to get close to what's correct. Just sayin'.
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