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Jack-in-the-box Posted 22 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
The pronunciation of "Colfax"
How would you pronounce the word "Colfax"?
It's a surname (Schuyler Colfax was a vice-president of the United States in the second half of the 19th century) and it's also a placename (in Canada and in the United States).
I suppose that the pronunciation is ['koulfäks]: with the stress on the 1st syllable, -ou- as in "cold" [kould], and, in the 2nd syllable, -ä- as in "cat" [kät]: am I right?
Many thanks for your answers.
It's a surname (Schuyler Colfax was a vice-president of the United States in the second half of the 19th century) and it's also a placename (in Canada and in the United States).
I suppose that the pronunciation is ['koulfäks]: with the stress on the 1st syllable, -ou- as in "cold" [kould], and, in the 2nd syllable, -ä- as in "cat" [kät]: am I right?
Many thanks for your answers.
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Yes, it seems that I was right. Thank you.
By the way, I like your "by George".
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By the way, I like your "by George".
Have a very good day, week, month, year and life.
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