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L3lack_light Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Gerlache strait
Can you please tell me what the pronunciation of "Gerlache" in "Gerlache strait" is?
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
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It's not an English surname, but I believe that it refers to Adrien de Gerlache, a Belgian explorer. He was from the French speaking part of Belgium. My guess is that it would be pronounced something "Jer-lash".
- It's not an English surname, but I believe that it refers to Adrien de Gerlache, a Belgian explorer.
- He was from the French speaking part of Belgium.
- My guess is that it would be pronounced something "Jer-lash".
- Jer as in the first syllable of the name Jeramiah, and lache would be pronounced like the English word "lash".
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It's not an English surname, but I believe that it refers to Adrien de Gerlache, a Belgian explorer.
He was from the French speaking part of Belgium. My guess is that it would be pronounced something "Jer-lash".
Jer as in the first syllable of the name Jeramiah, and lache would be pronounced like the English word "lash".
He was from the French speaking part of Belgium. My guess is that it would be pronounced something "Jer-lash".
Jer as in the first syllable of the name Jeramiah, and lache would be pronounced like the English word "lash".
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Thank youJohn Paris!
I should have provided the context. This is what I found in Wikipedia.
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.
Thanks a lot.
I should have provided the context. This is what I found in Wikipedia.
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.
Thanks a lot.
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