On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 21:58:49 +0200, Doris Winter > wrote:

>PENMART01 wrote:
>
>>>RESS-eh-pea
>>>
>>>Hope this crosses the English/French phonetics divide.
>>
>> Actually it's 're-seh--pee
>>
>> Merriam Webster:
>> Main Entry: rec·i·pe
>> Pronunciation: 're-s&-(")pE
>> ---
>
>Thank you very much. BTW, I'm not from France but from Germany. I just
>saw Jamie Oliver on air in a German TV show and wondered why the
>moderator kept saying 're-seh-pee', it sounded strange to me, I would
>have pronounced it like 're-sype'...

Well that's English phonics for you.

modom

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