AN AID TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF SOME
DIFFICULT NAMES.

NOTE.—It is of course only possible to give the pronunciation of foreign names approximately by means of phonetic spelling ; n stands for the nasal n, and where no syllable is specially marked, all the syllables of a word should be accented about equally.

Aix-la-Chapelle (Aiks-lah-sha-pel). Algonquin (Al-g6ng-k win).

Angers (Ofi-zha. )

Augustin Morin (O-goo-stan-moran).

Bagot (Bagg-ott).

Batoche (Ba-tosh).

Beausejour (Boh-say-zhbor). Behring (Bear-ing).

Bigot (Bee-g6).

Bonsecours (Bon-seh-codr). Bouquet (Boo-kay).

Brebceuf (Bray-beff).

Cabot (Ka-b6 or Kab'-ot).

Caleche (ca-laysh).

Carignan (Car-ree-nyon).

Cartier (Kar-tya).

Cataraqui (Cat-ar-ac'k-wee). Chaleurs (Shall-eur).

Chambly (Shoe-blee).

Champ de Mars (Shoii-duh mar). Champlain (Shan-plan).

Charlevoix (Shar-le-vwa).

Chartres (Shartr).

Chateauguay (Shat-o-gay). Chauveau (Sho-v6).

Colbert (Col-bair).

Coureurs de bois (coor-eur-duhbwaw).

Crevecceur (Krave-kyoor). D'Aulnay Charnisay (Dole-nayzhar-nee-zay).

De Buade (Duh-bwad).

De Courcelle (Duh-coor-sell). De Levis (Duh-lay-vee).

De Monts (Duh-ma).

Denonville (Duh-non-veel).

Denys (Duh-nee).

De Razilly (Duh-ra-zeel-yee).

Des Groselliers (Day-groz-ayl-yay). De Vaudreuil (Duh-vah-drail). Dieskau (Dee-ess-ko).

Dollard des Ormeaux (Doll-ardays-or-mo).

Donnacona (Don-a-con-a). Duchesneau (Du-shay-no).

Du Luth (Du-luh-t).

Dumont (Du-mon).

Duquesne (Du-lain).

Etienne Tache (Ay-tyen-ta-shay). Francois de Laval (Fro"-swaw-duhlah-vall].

Frechette (Fray-shet).

Frontenac (Fronte-nac or Fron-tenac).

Garneau (Gar.n6).

Gaspe (Gas pay).

Gentilhomme (zhon-teel-um). Grand I're (Groh-pray).

Hochelaga (Hosh-eh-lah-gala.-Huguenot (Huh'-ge-noh).

Iroquois (Eer-o-kwaw).

Isle St. Jean (Eel-san-zhon).

Jean Talon (Zhofi-to-lon).

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