OHMomof212618 replies231 postsRegistered UserSenior Member
NYTimes article does add MBS - did we know they knew each other too? That dude can get a dissident reporter chopped up in an embassy, seems he can do this too....
mathmom32115 replies158 postsRegistered UserSenior Member
Ghislaine was born in France so it would be logical to be pronounced as the French do. The "h" is there to tell you it's a hard, not a soft G. If you want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiyL8oTwEvI
Ghislaine was born in France so it would be logical to be pronounced as the French do. The "h" is there to tell you it's a hard, not a soft G. If you want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiyL8oTwEvI
Taking pronunciation tips from Youtube (unless the clip is of her saying, "Hello, I'm Ghislaine Maxwell). is akin to expecting a grammatically accurate translation via Google translate. The link does not provide an accurate pronunciation.
Ghislain and Ghislaine are pronounced either ghee-len or zheez-len.
But according to the rules of French I learned, the masculine form of the name should not have a hard n as we know it (think French version of Alain = a.lɛ̃);
Cardinal Fang18249 replies156 postsRegistered UserSenior Member
I love Popehat. His latest:
"These stories don’t mention Jeffrey Epstein, but they are about him. Epstein was incarcerated in the United States of America, and this is how the United States of America, the mightiest and richest nation there is or ever has been, treats incarcerated people. When you say, “There is no way that guards could be so reckless, so indifferent, so malicious as to just let someone as important as Epstein die,” this is how 32 Americans respond. Many, many more could respond in kind."
MYOS163441519 replies447 postsRegistered UserSenior Member
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It's a French first name and has two accepted pronunciations: ghee-lane (Len) and gee- slane (Len). The first one is considered more power less, the second one more working class, so since she's a socialite I'm guessing the first one is the correct one.
Type up Ghislaine Chenu in YouTube?
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edited August 13
Ghislain and Ghislaine are pronounced either ghee-len or zheez-len.
But according to the rules of French I learned, the masculine form of the name should not have a hard n as we know it (think French version of Alain = a.lɛ̃);
Any native French speakers here?
Not a native, but I've spoken it for 20 years.
The French grammatical rule is that "g" before a consonant or before "a" "o" or "u" is a hard g. "G" before "e""i" or "y" is a soft g. So strict rules would say that "Ghis" rhymes with the French pronunciation of the name "Guy" or the first syllable of "Guillaume. "
However, pronunciation of names is not always so strict. Just as 2 American women will pronounce their name of "Andrea" differently, 2 French speakers will pronounce their name of Ghislaine differently. The hard g is more common, but the soft g is not uncommon, particularly in Québec.
Having given the mini French lesson, I interpreted the original question as "How does Ghislaine Maxwell pronounce her name?", so nothing I said about French pronunciation in this post applies to her. Because as I answered in an earlier post, she pronounces her name guh-LAYNE.
eyemamom5409 replies79 postsRegistered UserSenior Member
I assumed it would be blamed on guards. Nothing to see here folks; let’s just move along. I also heard the fbi just recently raided his island. He was dead and it was quite awhile since his arrest. I feel like that gave people plenty of time to clear out the place.
katliamom12782 replies167 postsRegistered UserSenior Member
Ghislaine has had quite the life. Her billionaire father is a notorious crook who committed suicide when he ran his businesses into the ground. So she moved to NYC and started hanging out with Epstein who appears to have bought her apartment. This woman has been around plenty unsavory (but rich) characters, it appears.... Google her father Robert Maxwell, there's an eye-popping Vanity Fair article after his death in the early 90s.
Not all of us have some early Christianity-inspired aversion to suicide or think it is sinful and must be stopped at all times.
Not the issue. The victims wanted him to face his accusers and to be held accountable for his despicable actions. He cannot be held accountable if he is dead.
Not all of us have some early Christianity-inspired aversion to suicide or think it is sinful and must be stopped at all times.
Not the issue. The victims wanted him to face his accusers and to be held accountable for his despicable actions. He cannot be held accountable if he is dead.
I do think that one job of the prison guards is to stop inmates from killing themselves while in prison. Yes, "stopped at all times" while in custody.
Replies to: Jeffrey Epstein arrest and prosecution - is anyone following the case?
Another describing his original money making schemes: https://news.yahoo.com/jeffrey-epstein-trail-ruined-lives-122344963.html;_ylt=AwrXgCMI8FJdhwQAxQPQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByb2lvbXVuBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
Taking pronunciation tips from Youtube (unless the clip is of her saying, "Hello, I'm Ghislaine Maxwell). is akin to expecting a grammatically accurate translation via Google translate. The link does not provide an accurate pronunciation.
It is a hard g, but the s is silent. guh-LAYNE
Girl is hard G. Giraffe is soft g. The name is pronounced gee-LANE. The g is hard.
http://www.nancy.cc/2016/05/03/how-to-pronounce-french-names/
But according to the rules of French I learned, the masculine form of the name should not have a hard n as we know it (think French version of Alain = a.lɛ̃);
Any native French speakers here?
"These stories don’t mention Jeffrey Epstein, but they are about him. Epstein was incarcerated in the United States of America, and this is how the United States of America, the mightiest and richest nation there is or ever has been, treats incarcerated people. When you say, “There is no way that guards could be so reckless, so indifferent, so malicious as to just let someone as important as Epstein die,” this is how 32 Americans respond. Many, many more could respond in kind."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/thirty-two-stories-jeffrey-epstein-prison-death/596029/
Type up Ghislaine Chenu in YouTube?
Not a native, but I've spoken it for 20 years.
The French grammatical rule is that "g" before a consonant or before "a" "o" or "u" is a hard g. "G" before "e""i" or "y" is a soft g. So strict rules would say that "Ghis" rhymes with the French pronunciation of the name "Guy" or the first syllable of "Guillaume. "
However, pronunciation of names is not always so strict. Just as 2 American women will pronounce their name of "Andrea" differently, 2 French speakers will pronounce their name of Ghislaine differently. The hard g is more common, but the soft g is not uncommon, particularly in Québec.
Having given the mini French lesson, I interpreted the original question as "How does Ghislaine Maxwell pronounce her name?", so nothing I said about French pronunciation in this post applies to her. Because as I answered in an earlier post, she pronounces her name guh-LAYNE.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/warden-reassigned-manhattan-jail-where-jeffrey-epstein-died-2-guards-n1041951
Thanks for the link to the Ken White article. Read it and heard his voice the entire time.
Not the issue. The victims wanted him to face his accusers and to be held accountable for his despicable actions. He cannot be held accountable if he is dead.
I do think that one job of the prison guards is to stop inmates from killing themselves while in prison. Yes, "stopped at all times" while in custody.
I hadn't known that Fergie had received money from Epstein. And the Queen is apparently smiling too much.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/08/prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein