>Yes. I would postulate that the French pronunciation of the
>Hungarian/Jewish name "Singer" would be about equivalent to the
>American talking heads' pronunciation of "Peugeot" on Speed
>Channel. ;-)
>
>Edward Albert wrote:
>>Since when were reporters, especially talking heads, trustworthy sources for
>>pronunciation
And here we start again. It is true: Alex Singer himself may have mispronounced his own name!
Too bad that during his lifetime, the CR list did not yet exist, as we could have set him straight on how he should have pronounced his name. ;-)
Everybody I have met in France and Belgium, who knew and dealt with Alex Singer during his lifetime, pronounces his name the way the TV announcer does. So do Ernest and Olivier Csuka.
To me, that suffices to make it the correct pronunciation. At least for "Cycles Alex Singer" - the company that continues to exist today.
Jan Heine
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