How do you pronounce "Feynman"?

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I was reading the "Feynman Lectures on Physics", and I was wondering how that name is pronounced. I usually say it "faneman", that is, as it would be pronounced in Spanish (phonetically, as it's written). But that seldom works!

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

I say it as 'fine-man'.

Clive

English Toolbox Co. · Answer

Actually, it's more like "FINE-mun" (accent on the first syllable). The vowel in the second syllable is more like a schwa sound.

Feynman was an amazing man, wasn't he?

Colombo · Answer

Thanks to both of you! I suspected I wasn't saying it right...

And yes, he was amazing. I've recently got a copy of his complete Lectures on Physics, so I'm right in one of my "Feynman periods"

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Khoff · Answer

Here's my favorite Feynman quote -- when asked if about the practical applications of studying physics, he would sometimes say, "Well, it's kind of like ***. It has practical applications, but that's not usually why we do it."

Clive · Answer

Hi,

He also said "Physics is to math what *** is to masturbation".

Clive

Khoff · Answer

I hadn't heard that one!  I'll have to send it on to my daughter -- she's majoring in physics.

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