Re: I've only just heard the name Benoit spoken and i had it all wrong :-\

[Tim Dickson <dickson.tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting sub comment. :-)
The place and land where I live was promised by Robert the Bruce (the 
same french knight) to a local who helped him cross the peninsular to 
escape to Ireland from the English. When he returned as king of Scotland 
he honoured his promise, and the property and land was in that family 
name until the 1970's.
regards, Tim

On 08/09/2024 20:33, Bruce Steers wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Sept 2024 at 19:12, Benoît Minisini 
> <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>     Le 08/09/2024 à 16:59, Bruce Steers a écrit :
>     > So in my brain ever since i got into gambas the name Benoit in
>     may head
>     > was pronounced like Ben-oyt
>     >
>     > I have just watched a new tv series called Nautilus and in it
>     one of the
>     > main characters is a French scientist who they have been calling
>     a name
>     > that sounds like Ben-wa
>     >
>     > I'm watching the second to last episode out of 10 and somebody
>     spoke the
>     > name Ben-wa again and the penny finally dropped...
>     > Ben-wa is how the name Benoit is supposed to sound!!
>     >
>     > Now my brain has to re-adjust to try to delete this Ben-oyt
>     nonsense :-\
>     > :D
>     >
>     > Respects
>     > BruceS
>     >
>
>     Ha... French names in english...
>
>     The "e" in "Benoît" is a bit like the "i" in the word "sir".
>
>     The "oî" (or "oi" without the accent) is like "wa", with a "w"
>     pronounced softly (more "a" than "w"). It's a diphtong.
>
>     The circumflex accent on the "i" replaces a silent "s" written
>     between
>     the "i" and the "t" letters (i.e. "Benoist"). No idea where that "s"
>     letter comes from.
>
>     "Benoît", "Benoit" and "Benoist" all come from the latin name
>     "Benedictus", that means "blessed". "Benoit" also means
>     "simpleton" in
>     French, but I prefer the first meaning.
>
>
> Haha , yeah , to be fair the prior suits you more I think :)
>
>
>     As for my name, it's pronounced like "minizini", each "i" being like
>     "see", but shorter, and the "z" just a "z", not "dz".
>
>     All that being said, I warned you that my english accent is terribly
>     frenchy.
>
>
> Lol, I can imagine :)   I apparently have a really good French accent, 
> my French teacher at school told my parents when i parlez francais I 
> really sound like a French person :-\
>
> I clearly don't understand some things though Benwa ;)
>
> I was researching my own name to discover it's actually French.
> The name Bruce originated with Robert the Bruce , which is what the 
> English called him.  hi actual name being Robert du Brix but the 
> English heard Bruce.
> Good job his name was spoken more than written or I might have been 
> called Bricks  ;)
>
> Respects
> BruceS


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