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Peh-re Ubu Coming Soon?

dalk · 2005-08-11 12:11:46

Anyone else heard the ad on the radio for the Villages upcoming gigs? Voice-over guy pronounces the Pere part of Pere Ubu, as "Peh-re"... Maybe i'm mistaken but i always thought that, seeing as it is named after a character from a French play, that it is "Père", ie french for "father". So the pronunciation i've always used…

11-08-2005 12:11pm

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Anyone else heard the ad on the radio for the Villages upcoming gigs?

Voice-over guy pronounces the Pere part of Pere Ubu, as "Peh-re"...

Maybe i'm mistaken but i always thought that, seeing as it is named after a character from a French play, that it is "Père", ie french for "father". So the pronunciation i've always used sounds like "Pear" Ubu...

Anybody else got an opinion on its pronunciation?

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#2 11-08-2005 6:42pm

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Not sure how its pronounced but I am going to the gig

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#3 11-08-2005 9:15pm

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Oh man... you gotta find out then.

What happens if you shout out 'That tune rocks Peh-re Ubu!', and the band storm off because of the mispronunciation insult?

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#4 11-08-2005 11:02pm

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I will just wait till someone else says it first

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#5 11-08-2005 11:16pm

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The 'pear' pronunciation is correct.

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#6 12-08-2005 6:31pm

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I'm undecided if I'll go or not.

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I had a ticket for the Olympia show but couldn't go in the end.

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