I've always wondered how many ways there are to torture the spelling of players' names into improbable pronouncements. The most felonious is probably the torturing of the French, antoine, to antowain. Right here we have another problem with our esteemed Mr. Mondeaux.
Now we're instructed by announcers that it's to be said as if "mon dew". Now any respectful Frenchman hearing this would exclaim "mon dieu", or "my god!!' And the burghers of Bordeaux would drown the insult in a full glass of their best claret, muttering "c'est ' bor dough', stupide." Simply meaning there is no dieu in deaux, or in English, no dew in dough.
I guess the Mondeaux family can pronounce their name any which way they please. I just wish the French name my father hung on me after too many cognacs would escape my endless explanations and excuses. But I'll take that glass of Bordeaux, Mr. Mondeaux.
Just having some fun, guys. Trying to lighten it up.
Now we're instructed by announcers that it's to be said as if "mon dew". Now any respectful Frenchman hearing this would exclaim "mon dieu", or "my god!!' And the burghers of Bordeaux would drown the insult in a full glass of their best claret, muttering "c'est ' bor dough', stupide." Simply meaning there is no dieu in deaux, or in English, no dew in dough.
I guess the Mondeaux family can pronounce their name any which way they please. I just wish the French name my father hung on me after too many cognacs would escape my endless explanations and excuses. But I'll take that glass of Bordeaux, Mr. Mondeaux.
Just having some fun, guys. Trying to lighten it up.
