>----- Original Message -----
>> Thanks all, and if any of your really know how to pronounce 'bokeh',
>please
>> let me know. I'm prettey sure it's not 'zwei bak'!
>>
>> --Mickey
>
>"Bok-" as in "joke" and "eh" as in ... well, "eh" (very short "e" as in the
>name "Seth"). The word seems to have equal emphasis on each syllable (i.e.,
>if you study poetry, it's what's called a spondee).
>
>Joel
No - a spondee is two long equal weight syllables - this is much nicer as a
trochee.
As to occidental pronunciation - OK with a 'b' in front usually gets you by.
All further discussion in iambs please.
Andrew
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