how do you pronounce these jewelry designer names?

[Dancing Fire]

Henri Daussi
Verragio?
Tacori?
Mege?
Cartier?...heard a few different pronunciations

 

[Miss Sparkly]

LOL! I've wondered that too. Let me try - though I have no clue how to do the little symbol things for words

Verragio
Verrr-ah-g(soft g)io

Tacori
Tack-or-ee

Mege ... ummmm
Meh-g

Cartier
Car-tee-air

eta: hahaha - I look like a dork

 

[mayerling]

Hey DF,

Good question.

I'll only talk about the two I'm fairly sure about.

Cartier is French and is pronounced 'kah (as in 'cut') -r(pronounced with at the back of the throat)-ti-eh (as in 'desk') [final 'r' is silent]. Most speakers of English tend to stress the first syllable but it's actually the last one, i.e. 'eh', that is supposed to be stressed.

Verragio is Italian and is pronounced 've (as in 'desk' not as in 'dee') - ra - ji (as in 'jilt') - o (as in 'odd' not as in 'oh')'. Second syllable, i.e. 'ra', is stressed.

Hope this helps.

 

[CasaBlanca]

Date: 3/21/2010 3:45:54 PM
Author: DVS1
Hey DF,


Good question.


I''ll only talk about the two I''m fairly sure about.


Cartier is French and is pronounced ''kah (as in ''cut'') -r(pronounced with at the back of the throat)-ti-eh (as in ''desk'') [final ''r'' is silent]. Most speakers of English tend to stress the first syllable but it''s actually the last one, i.e. ''eh'', that is supposed to be stressed.


Verragio is Italian and is pronounced ''ve (as in ''desk'' not as in ''dee'') - ra - ji (as in ''jilt'') - o (as in ''odd'' not as in ''oh'')''. Second syllable, i.e. ''ra'', is stressed.


Hope this helps.

Me too! I love to say "Kha Tea AAA"...usually with my pinkie in the air.

Plus add this one...not yet addressed for ol ''Henry Dossy''...

On Re DOS See

LM is what I usually say...I still can''t catch that one right. I want to say MEE Geee but I have read far too many corrections on the board...and then heard it over the phone too. But I still like think of him as one of the Bee Gee Brothers and so it is Mee Gee for me! Stayin Alive...I I I I stayin alive!

That smiley is me singing by the way. Now who is the dork Sparkly Blonde? Didn''t I trump you?

 

[PumpkinPie]

Date: 3/21/2010 3:45:54 PM
Author: DVS1

Cartier is French and is pronounced ''kah (as in ''cut'') -r(pronounced with at the back of the throat)-ti-eh (as in ''desk'') [final ''r'' is silent]. Most speakers of English tend to stress the first syllable but it''s actually the last one, i.e. ''eh'', that is supposed to be stressed.

Correct!

 

[bebe]

LM

Mah gay ????

 

[jewelz617]

Date: 3/21/2010 3:26:14 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
Henri Daussi

Verragio?

Tacori?

Mege?

Cartier?...heard a few different pronunciations

I''m sure my pronunciation is *quite* interesting, but here goes...

Henri Daussi: On-ree Doh-see
Verragio: Ver-ah-(soft G oh
Tacori: Tuh-core-ee
Mege: Meh-j
Cartier: Cah-tee-ay

 

[Lula]

Schlumberger: Shlum-bear-jay

 

[williamsmith]

To be very hones...its really interseting and funny

 

[blingmyring]

In France, Cartier is pronounced with only two syllables not three like in North America; it''s not ''car tee ay'' but more like ''kahr tyeh''

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 4/13/2010 8:42:17 AM
Author: blingmyring

In France, Cartier is pronounced with only two syllables not three like in North America; it''s not ''car tee ay'' but more like ''kahr tyeh''

yep,heard that before too.

 

[dragonfly411]

Date: 3/21/2010 3:26:14 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
Henri Daussi
Verragio?
Tacori?
Mege?
Cartier?...heard a few different pronunciations

onree dowsee

ver(like very)ah jio

Tah core ee

Mage?

Car tee A

 

[Steel]

My husband has a great solution to pronouncing any designer name: he just says ''no''.

 

[hawaiianorangetree]

Date: 6/5/2010 8:24:32 AM
Author: Steal
My husband has a great solution to pronouncing any designer name: he just says ''no''.

Ha ha my husband loves your husbands answer

 

[tigian]

Date: 6/5/2010 8:24:32 AM
Author: Steal
My husband has a great solution to pronouncing any designer name: he just says ''no''.

HAHAHAHAHA! I told my DH about your response and he completely agreed.