Talk:Manon Lescaut

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Contents 1 Clean Up 2 Notes 3 Pronunciation 4 WikiProject class rating

[edit] Clean Up

Though this article is an excert from another media, its current formatting does not lend itself to easy understanding. Also,It does not meet standards for formatting, at least to my knowledge. Finally, since this is an excert, I believe that encyclopedia could possibly still be under copyright.

[edit] Notes

I'm trying to clean up this article (and read the damn book too!) I have posted some notes on this subject at User:Foofy/Notes on Manon Lescaut, if anyone wants to help! Foofy 07:31, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

This might seem like a stupid question, but can somebody tell me how to pronounce "Manon Lescaut." I was told it's a bit like "man-oh lesk-ow," but I'm not sure. --Foofy 18:32, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Sure. You're actually pretty close. To pronounce the "non" in "Manon", make your mouth into a rounded "O" and add a slight "n" to the end of the sound. Also, "au" makes an "oh" sound in French, so that Lescaut is pronounced "les-koh". French pronunciation is much more predictable than English, so that once you know the sounds that letters and short letter combinations make, you can deduce the pronunciation fairly accurately. --Prionesse 20:04, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I will check out some French stuff, it always bugs me when I can't pronounce foreign words and names anywhere near close. --Foofy 19:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

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