Arrghh

Sim1 · Mar 25, 2011

Could someone please tell Jill Franks how to pronounce Bolero...it is not Boleroo...it is Bowlayro...All she needs to do is remember the piece of music Torville and Dean skated to!!! It just sounds so wrong the way she says it!!

Suki 1 · Mar 25, 2011

I turn off the TV whenever she comes on!

Tinkerbelle · Mar 25, 2011

Erm Jill Franks is right it's "bol-or-o". It comes from the Spanish language and I'm guessing the cardi style bolero was originally a dance costume. The music is "Bol-aero" which is Russian and should have an accent over the e which I have no idea how to do but which explains the different pronunciation.

Tinkerbelle · Mar 25, 2011

Oh lord I said it was Russian. I'm easily confused. Ravel, the composer was French but the music was composed for the Russian Ballet. But the accent over the e is still the issue.

argeybargey · Mar 25, 2011

Boléro. :sun: Drives me bonkers too Tinkerbelle, it started with Torville and Dean and just got worse. I suppose no-one's explained the difference between the two to most younger people. xxxxxxxxxx

PS Sorry Sim1 xxxxxxx

Tinkerbelle · Mar 25, 2011

argeybargey said:
Boléro. :sun: Drives me bonkers too Tinkerbelle, it started with Torville and Dean and just got worse. I suppose no-one's explained the difference between the two to most younger people. xxxxxxxxxx

PS Sorry Sim! xxxxxxx

Coo look at you with yer accent!

dottiebird · Mar 25, 2011

Never mind the bolerooooooo, bolero whatever........she's just gone yeah yeah yeah yeah *four blimmin times* to Alexis. I think she is competing with Pipa (lol).

Sazza · Mar 25, 2011

In this case she was only copying Lenny, he was calling it, he was pronouncing it like that all day, Kathy Tayler was copying him too.

Moth · Mar 26, 2011

Americans seem to use "bol-aero" and, as the QVC presenters know, it's the height of 'cool' to emulate anything from across the pond

Loveinamist · Mar 26, 2011

Found this fab site that if you "submit" the language choice you can hear the pronunciation by a very nice gentleman. French and Russian sound "bol air o" - I'm going back to the site now to play.....................................http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=bolero

Tinkerbelle · Mar 26, 2011

Get the nice man to pronounce te amo to you in Spanish.

Loveinamist · Mar 26, 2011

Tinkerbelle said:
Get the nice man to pronounce te amo to you in Spanish.

Oooops! for some reason the site never came up on my thread so here it is, fingers crossed

www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=bolero

Arrghh

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