English Pronunciation Guide to the Names of People, Places, and Stuff
Frédéric François Chopin
Polish-born French composer
Name: Frédéric
Name: François
Name: Chopin
Tags: classical music 19th century
Notes:
Kenyon, NBC, Fradkin, and Bollard give "SHOW"-"pan" as acceptable.
BBC and Fradkin recommend "show"-PA(NG) with second syllable stress and a nasalized French -a-.
Polish-born French composer
Name: Frédéric
Phonetic Pronunciation: freh-duh-REEK
Audio Pronunciation: (link)Origin: French
Name: François
Phonetic Pronunciation: frahn-swah
Audio Pronunciation: (link)Origin: French
Name: Chopin
Phonetic Pronunciation: SHO-pan
Audio Pronunciation: (link)Origin: French
Tags: classical music 19th century
Notes:
Kenyon, NBC, Fradkin, and Bollard give "SHOW"-"pan" as acceptable.
BBC and Fradkin recommend "show"-PA(NG) with second syllable stress and a nasalized French -a-.
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