Ralph Vaughan Williams

[Shapley]

And how do you pronounce sanguine?

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

Sanguine: See Bartleby for full definition and pronunciation. If you click the speaker, it'll say the word for you.

Within context of my usage, definition 3 would apply best. Though 2b would do as well.

[DavidS]

Originally posted by Schmeelkie:
Pronouncing it 'Raif' instead of 'ralf' sounds so much nicer. Ralf is something you do after a heavy night drinking....

Course, around here we prounounce Charlotte (part of the city of Rochester), shar-lot, and the town of Chili is chai-lie, not to mention Lima (pronounced like the bean not the country)... Somewhat near Penn State is the town of Du Bois - pronounced doo-boys. We really like to mangle pronounciations in this country...

And I still have the aunt/ant argument with my husband - a Newenglander - he says 'awnt' and I say 'ant'. We'll see what Pumpkin says...

sorry for hijacking....

I find the Brit way of pronouncing Belvoir "Beaver" and Beauchamps "Beecham" quaint.
And then there's Melbourne pronounced "Melben", Gloucester - "Gloster", Leicester - "Lester", Holborn - "Hoeben", Birmingham - "Birmingum" Thames - "Temz" etc. etc etc.

[Catmando]

'Twas my first time hearing a Ralph Vaughn Williams symphony on the radio this week. It was his 8th Symphony, and I enjoyed it.

[Serenity]

Would it be unkind nowadays to name your child Ralph?

[BigJon]

If the relationship didn't kill it as a desirable name, Christmas Story certainly did.

[Andy Warton]

Would it be unkind nowadays to name your child Ralph?

Only if you're superstitious and have read Lord of the Flies by William Golding.