[78-L] Melchior's first name

[Paul Christenzen]

"someone from Russia called David would be Dav-eed .... unless corrected."

Wouldn't it be more like "Duh-veed"?

Matthew Duncan wrote:
> I am no expert but here's my view...
>
> Low-ritz Melk-Yorr (using your cow fits example) is how I would pronounce that name just by reading it.  I base pronunciation on where the person is from (if I know)...and that's how I could imagine it being in Danish...Perhaps he didn't correct people because he wasn't really bothered??  Or as you say he assumed the Americanised version...
>
> Another example of my formula...
>
> Someone from Canada named David I would pronounce Day-vid....unless corrected....someone from Russia called David would be Dav-eed .... unless corrected.
>
> I sort of know what I mean anyway...!
>
> Matthew in Bly-tee
>
> --- On Tue, 16/10/12, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>  wrote:
>
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [78-L] Melchior's first name
> To: "78L"<78-L at 78online.com>
> Date: Tuesday, 16 October, 2012, 21:49
>
> So, experts, is Lauritz Melchior's first name LOR-ITZ or LOW-RITZ? I've just
> heard a program with Melchior and Frank Sinatra bantering back and forth, with
> a studio announcer at the beginning, and everyone says LOR-ITZ which is
> probably how most of us thought it was for decades, in the grand old American
> melting pot tradition. But a few years ago I heard that it should be pronounced
> LOW-RITZ (rhymes with cow fits). I presume that if Mr. Melchior didn't want his
> name mispronounced, there was ample opportunity to suggest a correction. The
> show doesn't sound like a double-ender (different studios, piece it all
> together later). Anyone have the answer?
>
> dl
>
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