Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Yow!



I loves me some trompe l'oeil.

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  1. HMS Defiant17 July, 2013 00:39

    Very cool. Went to a party on a Royal Fleet Auxiliary where they played a game. The object was to get around the wardroom without setting foot on the floor - on account of the sharks. It looked like this.

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  2. Bag Blog17 July, 2013 05:44

    I like the art too, but I don't like to spell it.

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  3. Suldog17 July, 2013 06:32

    I'm a big fan of the stuff, too. Like Bag Blog, I have problems with the spelling. As a matter of fact, I'm not even certain I can pronounce it correctly.

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    1. Buck17 July, 2013 09:16

      Firefox doesn't like the way I spelled it, but I know it's right coz I looked it up.

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    2. Anonymous17 July, 2013 10:53

      As in the wiki, yours is the english spelling. In French it is Trompe-l'œil but hardly anyone uses latin keyboards anymore, so Trompe-l'oeil, trompe l'oeil will get you a pat on the head...

      I think the best guide on 'oe' is how english say europe, the 'eu' sound. The 'il' is tricky, as in 'ill' it doesn't sound like it looks. I tell people to say Oy Veh (yiddish) as the 'oy' part is pretty close, and sometimes you can say oyuh if there's another vowel coming-up. P.S. me no native (disclaimer) but I've been to French Idaho :-)

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    3. Buck18 July, 2013 09:44

      @ Christiane: Would that be Coeur d'Alene? ;-)

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