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Thread #96825   Message #1898405
Posted By: Tradsinger
02-Dec-06 - 01:29 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Il Est Ne (Le Divin Enfant)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Il Est Ne (le divin Enfant)
I have another question about pronunciation. I know French very well, but there is a pronunciation trap here in the word divin. Normally it should be pronounced, in the masculine form, something like deeva(n) (last syllable nasalised), but I think that the elision turns it into deeveen, even though it is followed by a masculine noun. SO we get here 'deeveen enfant'. Do other MCs agree? Can any French speakers confirm this?

Tradsinger