Why do English say Thierry Onreee, and not say Henry the way it is said in English, and the french say ferdeenond and not Ferdinand. surley if the English can respect the French way then the french should respect the english way....
2006-07-11 07:46:04 · 10 answers · asked by peter_bain2003 3 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
sam b you pronounce ferdinand as ferdiNAND not NOND IDIOT
2006-07-11 07:50:36 · update #1
Isleborn, donkey brain read the question properly, I know how it's pronounced in France, I am living here
2006-07-11 07:56:20 · update #2
Thank you anne, and no insults either, as for Zidane, what a player, and what a shame it came to that, but he is up there with the greats....
2006-07-11 08:05:01 · update #3
Thank you anne, and no insults either, as for Zidane, what a player, and what a shame it came to that, but he is up there with the greats....
2006-07-11 08:05:03 · update #4
ASDFG, If I knew you I would certainly make the effort, thats all it takes, my Surname is Bain , in France that means bath, the ammount that laugh when I tell them , but that is not a problem, they call me BAAA...
2006-07-11 08:11:59 · update #5
I think your point is a good one but seems to have been missed by other responders. I found it strange, living in Ireland to hear English commentators pronounce the "th" in Paul MacGrath when we usually drop the "th" and say Paul MacGra. But we have an Irish commentator who was laughed at for pronouncing Brondby of Sweden as Brondbu which I think is more correct.. I guess commentators will try to pronounce it as the public expect in the end
2006-07-14 19:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jim M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because that is how you pronounce it fool!
I was talking about Henry not Ferdinand, I have no idea how the French pronounce Ferdinand. Surely if you live in France you should know this?
2006-07-11 07:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by Сеня 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate when people don't make the effort of pronouncing foreign names right , I had to try for months to get people at work to say my last name ( its Spanish) right, they all lived in UK but were not English,and were all ignorants, English people usually get it right, or ask for help, just treat it with more respect ( the educated ones anyway)
and I just call him MY DEAR VA VA VOOM the best player in France now St Zizou is gone lol
ok... Henry
2006-07-11 08:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by Amy G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French names are pronounced the frrech way, English names are pronounced the english way, and no one knows how to pronounce asian names! (that's not a racist comment, I'm an asian myself. Just annoyed at the announcers)
2006-07-11 08:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by ASDFG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shouldn't you worry about things that more important than how English or French enunciate Thierry Henry or Ferdinand?
2006-07-11 07:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Henry pronounces his name Onree than that's the way everybody should pronounce it...
2006-07-11 08:06:12 · answer #6 · answered by sweetface8829 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares? Get over it! More to the point, Thierry Henry is dreamy........
2006-07-11 08:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we speak properly.
2006-07-11 07:53:08 · answer #8 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he is French!!!
It's 'his' surname, and he is FRENCH!!! ...so it's pronunced Onreee!
Jeez... what a muppet...
2006-07-11 07:51:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah they just talk different
2006-07-11 07:52:20 · answer #10 · answered by LOS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋