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 From:  Michael Gibson
4031.7 In reply to 4031.6 
Hi Michael T,

> I thought early on it was explained to me as pronounced "moo-eye".

I think one of the early interviews that I did said it was like that, but I didn't get a chance to correct it.

I think I tried to initially explain it to the interviewer as "moe-eye", like Moe from the 3 stooges (Larry, Curley, etc...) but I think that got misinterpreted. I probably should have explained it as "mow-eye" like you are mowing the lawn as mentioned earlier in this thread, that would have been a bit clearer.

Anyway, luckily it doesn't matter how you pronounce it, it still works the same! ;)

- Michael
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 From:  SteveMacc (STEVEH)
4031.8 In reply to 4031.5 
Frenchy, do you do that for all words ending in -oi or just moi? For instance, fois, which to me is pronounced the same as moi (with a f rather than a m)?
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 From:  Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
4031.9 In reply to 4031.8 
hi Steve
No it's just for the Michael's prog : Moi ;)
(and of course not for the real French word moi ;)
We have not this sound like "toy" in French! :)

It's like you have a sort of bad English accent when you try to speak French!

So it's very exotic when we say Moi as "toy" , it's like a true gem weakness candy :)

Absolutly no offence in my words, because I am not genetically modified for speak English and even more for write it as I suppose you have discover that along all my posts! :)
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 From:  nycL45
4031.10 In reply to 4031.9 
> I am not genetically modified for speak English and even more for write it

Good one. That made me smile. Thanks, Pilou.

BTW, I thought MOI was either mwa, moy, m-o-i, or mow eye. Mystery solved.

Leonard
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 From:  Michael T. (MICTU_UTCIM)
4031.11 
I guess I'll start using (mow)moe-eye from now on instead of moo-eye. Thanks for the clarification Michael G.

Micgael T.
Michael Tuttle a.k.a. mictu http://www.coroflot.com/DesignsByTuttle
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 From:  SteveMacc (STEVEH)
4031.12 In reply to 4031.11 
Frenchy, you had me worried for a bit. I wondered which part of France you came from, lol.

Youre written English is good. My written French is not so good nowadays. I'm getting old and it's a long time since I lived in France.
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