Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-03
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citation OF the much pronounced name
Dreyf,s. T.. C. A.
Richmond. Va.
]. The author Is unknown. I'm the pre-
face to Mr.. Nichols work on autographs.
among other albums noticed by him as
being in the British Museum. is that Of
David Krieg with Jacob Bokarts AUTO
graph and the verses:
"virius sua Gloria
Think that day lost whose descending
sun
Views from thy hand no noble action
done
hobart died about 1726. He was n son
Of the celebrated botanist Of that name.
The verses are given as an early instance
Of their use."-Bartletts Familiar Quota
lions.
.. lie was not, so far as we have ever
known or can ascertain. He Is under
TODD TO have elaborated with Dickens
I'm the production Of the novel, mo Tho
roughfare."
3. The name Is German rather than
'ronch. Dreyfus's grandfather, We be-
ieve. or possibly his father, having been
German naturalized in France ana so
he most general disposition in this couh-
try is TO pronounce the name as II would
be or IS. pronounced in Germany. This
IS Drv-foos. The French pronunciation IS
Dray-fuh. say. that being as nearly the
thing as il can be represented i'm English
German proper names generally mean
something" and so it is interesting to
trace a possible analogy between Drcyfrs
and Drei fuss, three feet" or "a
tripod." when the two words are written
together.
In this connection it may be well 10
print the following from the Louisville
Courier-Journal:
"The Chicago Tribune ventures 70 siNV
the correct pronunciation OF the primer
nal uroper names that occur in connection
with the Dreyfus trial
eve do not think it at all remarkdole
,bot the average American reader uoes
NOT pronounce French names as they are
nronouncod at home. They cannot do II
,,itbout learning the French language
o,d for that many of them have no lei
sure II is the came i'm Europe WIN I''c-
renee 10 American names. a Heili'aU
saws O-hee-o for Ohio, and Iseen'seeh
nabtee for its largest city, souhulhs INC
initial az well as the 5. w MAJ
Frenchman would do II he met WIN 'H'
name OF Johnny Mclean we cannot guess
unless he threw up his hands an" w nv
out of the game, as Americans useu ~ W
when they encountered t"e
Drouyn de l. Hugs
"But the Tribune SAYS that ORGY iua -
20 bo nronounced Drayfuce. II admits
that the original pronunciation OF inns
ro,oe was Dryfoos. but says II Is caile
Dravfuce IN France. But We nave ni'Hy
nsorle of that name I'm America. ana
there are many I'm Germany. IN D''',
America and Germany it is pronounced
Drvfoos. BY whom is It pronounced
pravfuce in France Probably by thos9
Who 40 not know the correct pronuncia-
ton. ,,..e.,.. q.
"pu, LET us concede that Drayfuce i
l,, correct accommodation ia France. Inc
rribupe saws truly enough that the souhd
~ the II i'm Drayfuce Is that OF the Ger
man umlaut u. This Is clear 10 the SUI
dent OF German grammar bul IL ~ ca
Ware 10 the general. The fact U.s. il any
Zen I'm America not cOnversant with
German or French wishes 10 proiou'l,1
nr.vfuce as the Tribune says II is pro-
rounced in Paris. he will have to devote
three months 20 practcing 1t under me
guidance of a hieh-pricei native French
teacher. When the quarter is passed ne
win be abls 10 give "a colorado imitation
of the way Drayfuce is pronounced 10y
MERCER or Roget. but he will not nave
ac1uired the Partisan accent why not
then. pronounce the word CORRECTLY
which is easy. and reject the Galhc cor
ruption. which for most OF us IS hnpossi-
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