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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Mr. Browne (pronunciation)

English answer:

As is noun (but as in noon in Scotland)

Added to glossary by Kim Metzger
Oct 19, 2004 17:38
19 yrs ago
English term

Mr. Browne (pronounciation)

English Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
How would you pronounce this British last name? As in 'noun' or as in 'bowl'?

Thinking American I would say that in reality both are possible yet I would appreciate the opinions of the UK English native speakers. By all means, everyone's help is welcome. Thank you very much.

Asking the client is not an option - the name in mentioned in the book.
Responses
4 +22 as in noun
5 +2 below
5 +1 Brown

Responses

+22
1 min
Selected

as in noun

That's how it's pronounced every where.

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-10-19 17:40:27 GMT)
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everywhere
Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Faella
5 mins
agree Enza Longo
5 mins
agree jccantrell : "Mrs. Browne, you've got a lovely daughter...." OOOPS, showing my age.
7 mins
agree n/a (X)
9 mins
agree Alexander Demyanov
17 mins
agree Annika Neudecker
21 mins
agree David Moore (X)
26 mins
agree Lisa Russell
29 mins
agree Elena Petelos
29 mins
agree Tony M : Yes, the final 'e' changes nothing
52 mins
agree TMelas (X)
1 hr
agree conejo : It shouldn't change depending on British or US English. Just a note: Same as "Brown." There are other names like this: "Greene" and "Green" for example. They are the same pronunciation.
1 hr
agree ohemulen
2 hrs
neutral Gareth McMillan : In Scotland, it's Broon. And there's thousands of them. (Hehe- you can afford one neutral, eh) // My learned coll. text thingy comes from an alltogether more elevated background than I, so I think we can assume he knows what he's on about.
3 hrs
Yes, beware blanket statements about the English language.
agree Dr Singh : as in noun
3 hrs
agree Krisztina Vasarhelyi
3 hrs
neutral Textklick : Kim has it. But neutral with my countryman. And in very polite society, it would be pronounced as "Brine". Queen Victoria would confirm that.
3 hrs
agree RHELLER : yes, in the U.S.
3 hrs
agree Armorel Young
3 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
4 hrs
agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
8 hrs
agree Java Cafe
11 hrs
agree Empty Whiskey Glass
16 hrs
agree nlingua
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "WOW! Feels good to see the colleague gaining that much support. No kidding. Kim, thank you indeed."
+2
2 mins

below

in British English as "noun", no variant.
Peer comment(s):
agree Anna Maria Augustine (X)
2 hrs
Thank you very much!
agree Java Cafe
11 hrs
THank you!
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+1
3 hrs

Brown

It must be (is) prounced as Mr 'Brown'
Peer comment(s):
agree Java Cafe
8 hrs
neutral Refugio : prounced?
9 hrs
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