final s in foreign words in French

[Georges Adassovsky]

At 8:03 AM 21/04/97, Baron Chivrin wrote:

>In French, what is the correct pronunciation of the names "Atos,"
>"Portos," and "Aramis"? If the name is a foreign name, as in these cases
>the original names are Greek, is the final 's' pronounced, or is it, as
>in typical French nouns, proper and otherwise, silent? It seems to me
>that in the case of these names the final 's' must be pronounced for the
>sake of clarity?
>
>Does anybody know the accepted practice?

Every letter is pronounced, including the final "s", and the stress is on
the last voyel.
You may take that for sure!


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