How do you pronounce Oeuvre?- Page 2
How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Joined: 12/31/69
#25How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Posted: 1/4/13 at 11:08am
Is there a reason you abhor a perfectly serviceable word like oeuvre- which says EXACTLY what I wanted to say- but use a clunker like "elucidation"?
And I'm glad to see you agree that Into the Woods is the most popular show among Sondheim's works.
#26How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Posted: 1/4/13 at 11:41amGypsy has an overture but Les Mis has an oeuvre-ture.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#28How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Posted: 1/4/13 at 4:14pm
What After Eight may be decrying is the tendency for French from an American mouth to sound like suburban pretentiousness (like poor old Charlotte Haze in Lolita).
I have to admit that, between "Sondheim's oeuvre" and "Sondheim's works," I'd opt for the latter, just for the simplicity and lack of fleurs.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#29How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Posted: 1/4/13 at 4:42pm
But "works" is so vague- you could be referring to his heroin spoon, needle and tourniquet. Oeuvre is the word: The works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively: "the complete oeuvre of Mozart".
And while I pronounce it perfectly (my eight seasons as the dramaturg of the Paris Opera pretty much guarantees that), even if I didn't, on the internet, no one can hear you mispronounce.
Updated On: 1/4/13 at 04:42 PM
#30How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Posted: 1/4/13 at 4:52pm
OK. That made me giggle.
A bitter old giggle, I'm sure, but thank you for saying so.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#31How do you pronounce Oeuvre?
Posted: 1/4/13 at 5:05pmOh PJ. By comparison you are seeming almost bittersweet as of late.
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