What is the pronunciation of "brevet"?

Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?

Thanks

correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?

breh-VAY is an acceptable English prounuciation, although bruh-VEH
comes closer to its sound in French. There is no exact phonetic
equivalent of the first e, a neutral vowel sound sort of like English
eh, er, or uh.

It's quite possible the Brits pronounce it BRIV-et, which is how they
usually pronounced their [borrowed] word brevet, meaning a military
order.

mikeyan wrote:
correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?

breh-VAY is an acceptable English prounuciation, although bruh-VEH
comes closer to its sound in French. There is no exact phonetic
equivalent of the first e, a neutral vowel sound sort of like English
eh, er, or uh.

It's quite possible the Brits pronounce it BRIV-et, which is how they
usually pronounced their [borrowed] word brevet, meaning a military
order.

My dictionary says briVET. Or BREvit, but that's "chiefly British."
Nary a trace of -vay to be found.

I have to admit I've never before heard this word used in connection
with bicycles...

Bill

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Fred Chrysler wrote:
Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?

bre-VET

mikeyan wrote:
correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?

breh-VAY is an acceptable English prounuciation, although bruh-VEH
comes closer to its sound in French. There is no exact phonetic
equivalent of the first e, a neutral vowel sound sort of like
English
eh, er, or uh.

This is the way the people doing them around here pronounce it,
including some who've done PBP (not me, though).

Here's the local schedule, with links to other groups around the
country:
http://www.glrrando.org/

--
Mike Kruger
Chicago area

On Mar 7, 10:10*am, slide wrote:
Fred Chrysler wrote:
Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?

bre-VET

that's the way I say it, along with pronouncing Mavic, Meh-VICK--just
to **** off the French. ;-)

Hey--my granny calls Digestive crackers, "Dee-geh-steev-aye"

landotter wrote:
On Mar 7, 10:10 am, slide wrote:
Fred Chrysler wrote:
Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?
bre-VET

that's the way I say it, along with pronouncing Mavic, Meh-VICK--just
to **** off the French. ;-)

Hey--my granny calls Digestive crackers, "Dee-geh-steev-aye"

I figure if we Anglophones start saying stuff like 'brev eh' or
whatever, then we need to start saying Pareeeee instead of Paris.

On Mar 8, 12:26*pm, slide wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Mar 7, 10:10 am, slide wrote:
Fred Chrysler wrote:
Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word "brevet"?
bre-VET

that's the way I say it, along with pronouncing Mavic, Meh-VICK--just
to **** off the French. ;-)

Hey--my granny calls Digestive crackers, "Dee-geh-steev-aye"

I figure if we Anglophones start saying stuff like 'brev eh' or
whatever, then we need to start saying Pareeeee instead of Paris.

les Etats-Unis

: On Mar 8, 12:26 pm, slide wrote:
:: landotter wrote:
::: On Mar 7, 10:10 am, slide wrote:
:::: Fred Chrysler wrote:
::::: Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word
::::: "brevet"? bre-VET
::
::: that's the way I say it, along with pronouncing Mavic,
::: Meh-VICK--just to **** off the French. ;-)
::
::: Hey--my granny calls Digestive crackers, "Dee-geh-steev-aye"
::
:: I figure if we Anglophones start saying stuff like 'brev eh' or
:: whatever, then we need to start saying Pareeeee instead of Paris.

I had thought of that before this, but the guy the town was named after
didn't pronounce it "Paree."

Pat in TX

Fred Chrysler wrote, On 3/7/2009 7:02 AM:
Can someone please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word
"brevet"?

Thanks

Its times like this that I really miss Sheldon Brown. He left us a
definition for brevet but failed to provide a pronunciation guide.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_bo-z.html#brevet

--

Paul D Oosterhout
I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC)