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Thread #119246   Message #2584896
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
09-Mar-09 - 03:25 PM
Thread Name: Pronouncing Karpeles etc
Subject: RE: Pronouncing Karpeles etc
English is troublesome, that is the reason for books like the "Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary," now in its 16th edition.
The current edition also covers American pronunciations- yes, they can be different. I don't know about Australian, but they could be topsy-turvy.
As referenced by Masato, the BBC Dictionary also is good (Oxford Press).

According to the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, the pronunciation is KARP e les.

German is easier, unless you delve into low German. Then all bets are off.