MPH Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 Going to start calling you Sherlock now. Could be worse.... Could be Hetty Wainthrop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 Why are they pronouncing his name as "Kon-teh" on the radio tonight? Is the correct version "Kan-teh" too offensive for British listeners? And it's Ca-ehn, no C'ohn. Aaargh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 Why are they pronouncing his name as "Kon-teh" on the radio tonight? Is the correct version "Kan-teh" too offensive for British listeners? And it's Ca-ehn, no C'ohn. Aaargh. To be fair to them, Alan Young would've probably pronounce them worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 Even pronouncing it that way it doesn't sound like kunteh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 Why are they pronouncing his name as "Kon-teh" on the radio tonight? Is the correct version "Kan-teh" too offensive for British listeners? And it's Ca-ehn, no C'ohn. Aaargh. If you don't want to sound like a local then 'Con' as in Convict will be understood by the French. In the same way that 'Can' as in tin Can will be understood by the French as Cannes. Click the little blue arrows for correct for correct pronunciation http://www.forvo.com/word/caen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 If you don't want to sound like a local then 'Con' as in Convict will be understood by the French. In the same way that 'Can' as in tin Can will be understood by the French as Cannes. Click the little blue arrows for correct for correct pronunciation http://www.forvo.com/word/caen/ Just as much as "con" actually means "asshole" or "****". Couldn't have used a worse example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-man Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 So basically when the transfer window opens then? Sounds like he's off somewhere whether it's here or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 22 June 2015 Share Posted 22 June 2015 Why are they pronouncing his name as "Kon-teh" on the radio tonight? Is the correct version "Kan-teh" too offensive for British listeners? And it's Ca-ehn, no C'ohn. Aaargh. I'm pretty sure you're wrong on both accounts and Forvo seems to be agreeing with me, though obviously with nasal vowels rather than ours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 23 June 2015 Share Posted 23 June 2015 Why are they pronouncing his name as "Kon-teh" on the radio tonight? Is the correct version "Kan-teh" too offensive for British listeners? And it's Ca-ehn, no C'ohn. Aaargh. An = on in French. I would've called him Kon - teh if I wasn't told differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 23 June 2015 Share Posted 23 June 2015 An = on in French. I would've called him Kon - teh if I wasn't told differently. depends where in france - when I lived in Avignon the locals there thought I was from Northern France ......... when I was pissed!! When I was sober they could tell I was from au nord de la Manche Amazing how much more fluent I was after a few Kronenbourgs. in Avignon, you would pronounce it Kengtay - personally though I go with Kon-teh too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrytaggart Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 To small smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrytaggart Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 To small even smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamba's Babes Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 When is this Kante signing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheFox07 Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 Look's like were going have to be quick with this one, reason being is if Marseille are interested then they will be making a bid shortly as heard they have sold a player to west ham. Source isn't a great one as I saw it on twitter, but if it's true they need a replacement and have the money. Source:- Transfer News Live @DeadlineDayLive 4m4 minutes ago West Ham United have agreed a £12m deal for Marseille midfielder Dimitri Payet. (Source: Daily Mail) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 depends where in france - when I lived in Avignon the locals there thought I was from Northern France ......... when I was pissed!! When I was sober they could tell I was from au nord de la Manche Amazing how much more fluent I was after a few Kronenbourgs. in Avignon, you would pronounce it Kengtay - personally though I go with Kon-teh too Everywhere has regional accents. There is only one French pronunciation though.Since he's of African origin I don't know what the correct pronunciation is, I just said what I would've said before being corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 They play different positions. Payet is a winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheFox07 Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 They play different positions. Payet is a winger. regardless of position's they were interested in Kante and will have the fund's to buy now. All depends which league he want's to play in, he might prefer to stay in France? who know's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagworthblue Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 Everywhere has regional accents. There is only one French pronunciation though.Since he's of African origin I don't know what the correct pronunciation is, I just said what I would've said before being corrected. I graduated 21 years ago but can barely order a pint in french or German these days tbh... ! It's a name anyway so to an extent it's only correctly pronounced if it's the way he pronounces it. I've known 2 people with the surname Goode and one pronounces it 'gud' and the other 'guwd' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 Everywhere has regional accents. There is only one French pronunciation though.Since he's of African origin I don't know what the correct pronunciation is, I just said what I would've said before being corrected. The vowels are a bit special in France, as you tend to pronounce them with a nasal touch, so an "a" doesn't sound as clear as it'd do in English. I just found the way they pronounced his name on the radio the other day rather odd and in a way bordering on ignorance. Hence my intervention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 The vowels are a bit special in France, as you tend to pronounce them with a nasal touch, so an "a" doesn't sound as clear as it'd do in English. I just found the way they pronounced his name on the radio the other day rather odd and in a way bordering on ignorance. Hence my intervention. Are you French? Because you seem pretty sure of what you're saying so I may be making a twat out of myself, but although French has nasal vowels (and the 'an' combination here would be one of them, pronounced how FIF said), standard oral vowels like 'a', as you mentioned, would actually be more pure than their English counterparts as the position of their mouth and tongue remains fairly constant through the pronunciation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlBeaumont Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 Payet plays more forward than Kanté. However, they still badely want him. As Leicester ans Marseille have roughtly the same firepower when it comes to money, it will mainly depend on what he wants, and if the Pl ils bzkes active, OM is a big5 club un France, son one would be wise not to bet on the outcome. Anyway, even if he is a little fellow, he is worth every single penny. As for the modt correct way to say his name Wirth british sounds, as a French Guy, it would be : "Kent" as the county ans then "ey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizLCFC Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 Didn't they want to sell Imbula and sign Kante? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlBeaumont Posted 24 June 2015 Share Posted 24 June 2015 Didn't they want to sell Imbula and sign Kante? They need money, it doesn't really mater who is sols, but they do need a big sale (12£ or more) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narboroughblue Posted 25 June 2015 Share Posted 25 June 2015 Going to Marseille according to Tanner on Twitter. Shame if so as looked a good prospect. Move on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 25 June 2015 Share Posted 25 June 2015 Shame, seems a different kind of player to anything else we have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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