Wes Boyd wrote: > > Joyce, Thomas F. wrote: > >This useful term originated in French, where it sounds something like > >"clah-poh-tee." ... How do YOU say it? > > Clap-it-wa -- but I'm not sure if that's how it's prounounced, either. > That's my version of what I got from a couple Francophone Canadian kayakers > around a campfire one night, but I have an absolutely dead ear for > languages so could have easily screwed it up. If you pronounce it clap-it-wa, you have to spell it clapitois. The French word is clapotis, and in general use translates as "lapping," as in "The waves lapping on the shore." Has a nice gentle feeling used that way, totally unlike some clapotis you may get into. Shostakovich has a piece by that name, but I've never heard it. Around here, we say kla-POH-tis, which I find a rather ugly sound. Try a Google search on "clapotis" and you'll find some interesting stuff... -- Steve Cramer Director Test Scoring and Reporting Services University of Georgia Athens, GA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 09 2002 - 08:40:36 PDT
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