How did Thoreau pronounce his name?
Pronunciation of his name
Edward Waldo Emerson wrote that the name should be pronounced “Thó-row”, with the h sounded and stress on the first syllable.
How do I speak to Thoreau?
Do you pronounce the T in Margot?
Pronunciation: mahr-goh mar is pronounced as in “mars” without the s and got is pronounced as in “go”. Pronunciation: mahr-goh mar as in “mars” and got as in “go”.
Why is t silent in Margot?
The suffix -ot, with a mute “t”, is typical of masculine diminutives in French. The reason might be that the suffix -otte sounds funny in French, because it rhymes with carotte, calotte, culotte… Margot is the diminutive of Marguerite (which has no masculine).