Tuesday, March 31, 2009

The French pronounce things weirdly.

Today I learned that "Poiseuille" is pronouced \pwä-'zəi\, not pwa-zoo-lee-uh. This pronunciation, however, it still up for a little bit of interpretation. Check it out:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/poiseuille
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=poiseuille&submit=Submit

I learned something else, too, but I can't remember what it was. =(

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