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Hey guys I wrote an e-mail to the one of the guys from Rambo and Leroy who is also working with Bernard Sumner and this is what he wrote back to me.
Hey Linus,
We're finishng our album as we speak, and the "Bad Leiutenant" stuff wth bernard is going to be out in the new year!
Stay cool
Ash
almansoglasnost wrote: so he's working after all, i thought he was sailing or something.
What i find funny/strange is that no has ever spoken to Bernard again after Hooky called it a day. I mean, Stephen was in some interviews talking about it but Bernard just seems to have vanished (vanishing point??:D )
Anybody on here ever tried contacting him through their management or so?? just curious what he has to say...
linus sulanki wrote: Hey guys I wrote an e-mail to the one of the guys from Rambo and Leroy who is also working with Bernard Sumner and this is what he wrote back to me.
Hey Linus,
We're finishng our album as we speak, and the "Bad Leiutenant" stuff wth bernard is going to be out in the new year!
Stay cool
Ash
That's nice to know. :)
Tarbox23 wrote: is that how the brits spell 'lieutenant'?
No.
But we pronounce it correctly - lef-tenant.
As I believe all English-speaking countries (certainly Canada and the Orish) do ... except yours, who pronounce it loo-tenant.
I hope this helps! 
El Jarvo wrote:
Tarbox23 wrote: is that how the brits spell 'lieutenant'?
No.
But we pronounce it correctly - lef-tenant.
As I believe all English-speaking countries (certainly Canada and the Orish) do ... except yours, who pronounce it loo-tenant.
I hope this helps!
We actually pronounce it wrong, it's a french word that we used, but for some reason mistook the u for a v, therefore pronouncing it lev-tennant. we can't claim this is correct due to other countries using our language as we nicked it (and many other) from the french.
10 bonus points to the first person who can give me two dutch phrases in common use in the english language.
Jed Stephens wrote: We actually pronounce it wrong, it's a french word that we used, but for some reason mistook the u for a v, therefore pronouncing it lev-tennant. we can't claim this is correct due to other countries using our language as we nicked it (and many other) from the french.
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal v (the letters u and v were not distinguished before the eighteenth century) is rejected by the Oxford English Dictionary as "not [in] accord with the facts".[1] The rare Old French variant spelling luef for Modern French lieu "place", on the other hand, supports the suggestion that the final /w/ of the Old French word was in certain environments apprehended as a /f/ /v/.[1]"
Sounds like we pronounced it the way it was originally spelt.
Just saying, like.
Seeing as it's a French word why haven't our wacky US cousins across the pond re-christened it freedom-tenant now?! :\ohwell:
El Jarvo wrote:
Jed Stephens wrote: We actually pronounce it wrong, it's a french word that we used, but for some reason mistook the u for a v, therefore pronouncing it lev-tennant. we can't claim this is correct due to other countries using our language as we nicked it (and many other) from the french.
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal v (the letters u and v were not distinguished before the eighteenth century) is rejected by the Oxford English Dictionary as "not [in] accord with the facts".[1] The rare Old French variant spelling luef for Modern French lieu "place", on the other hand, supports the suggestion that the final /w/ of the Old French word was in certain environments apprehended as a /f/ /v/.[1]"
Sounds like we pronounced it the way it was originally spelt.
Just saying, like.
Seeing as it's a French word why haven't our wacky US cousins across the pond re-christened it freedom-tenant now?! :\ohwell:
I'll wind my neck in then, you've out quoted me! (daparts with tail between legs)
El Jarvo wrote:
Jed Stephens wrote: We actually pronounce it wrong, it's a french word that we used, but for some reason mistook the u for a v, therefore pronouncing it lev-tennant. we can't claim this is correct due to other countries using our language as we nicked it (and many other) from the french.
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal v (the letters u and v were not distinguished before the eighteenth century) is rejected by the Oxford English Dictionary as "not [in] accord with the facts".[1] The rare Old French variant spelling luef for Modern French lieu "place", on the other hand, supports the suggestion that the final /w/ of the Old French word was in certain environments apprehended as a /f/ /v/.[1]"
Sounds like we pronounced it the way it was originally spelt.
Just saying, like.
Seeing as it's a French word why haven't our wacky US cousins across the pond re-christened it freedom-tenant now?! :\ohwell:
IF ITS IN WIKKI, ITS TRUE :)
El Jarvo wrote:
Jed Stephens wrote: We actually pronounce it wrong, it's a french word that we used, but for some reason mistook the u for a v, therefore pronouncing it lev-tennant. we can't claim this is correct due to other countries using our language as we nicked it (and many other) from the french.
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal v (the letters u and v were not distinguished before the eighteenth century) is rejected by the Oxford English Dictionary as "not [in] accord with the facts".[1] The rare Old French variant spelling luef for Modern French lieu "place", on the other hand, supports the suggestion that the final /w/ of the Old French word was in certain environments apprehended as a /f/ /v/.[1]"
Sounds like we pronounced it the way it was originally spelt.
Just saying, like.
Seeing as it's a French word why haven't our wacky US cousins across the pond re-christened it freedom-tenant now?! :\ohwell:
Fair play Al, so now tell me why Colonel is pronounced more like 'ker-nil'??
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
El Jarvo wrote:
Jed Stephens wrote: We actually pronounce it wrong, it's a french word that we used, but for some reason mistook the u for a v, therefore pronouncing it lev-tennant. we can't claim this is correct due to other countries using our language as we nicked it (and many other) from the french.
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal v (the letters u and v were not distinguished before the eighteenth century) is rejected by the Oxford English Dictionary as "not [in] accord with the facts".[1] The rare Old French variant spelling luef for Modern French lieu "place", on the other hand, supports the suggestion that the final /w/ of the Old French word was in certain environments apprehended as a /f/ /v/.[1]"
Sounds like we pronounced it the way it was originally spelt.
Just saying, like.
Seeing as it's a French word why haven't our wacky US cousins across the pond re-christened it freedom-tenant now?! :\ohwell:
Fair play Al, so now tell me why Colonel is pronounced more like 'ker-nil'??
It's not. It's pronounced ker-nul, surely?
Why do you lot have to call yerselves Oirish. Where does the 'O' come from? 
I think Bad Lieutenant is actually a pretty cool name for a band.
I'm quite excited to hear them...
So I undersand correctly....
BL is basically Bernard and Steve's songs with Alex James on Bass and Phil Cunningham and Rambo and Leroy helping out, right?
I am just looking forward to hearing BL. Bernard Sumner is a truly great songwriter, so I am always looking forward to new music from him.
El Jarvo wrote:
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal......."
Pardon? I just heard static from that point on... 
Also, "labial-terminated" sounds like a faff :\ohwell:
Major Tarantino wrote:
El Jarvo wrote:
Not necessarily. According to Wikipedia - "The hypothesis that the labial-terminated initial syllable arose as a spelling pronunciation conflating vocalic and consonantal......."
Pardon? I just heard static from that point on...
Also, "labial-terminated" sounds like a faff :\ohwell:
Whats it got to do with a labia?
Zachery Starkey wrote: I think Bad Lieutenant is actually a pretty cool name for a band.
I'm quite excited to hear them...
So I undersand correctly....
BL is basically Bernard and Steve's songs with Alex James on Bass and Phil Cunningham and Rambo and Leroy helping out, right?
I am just looking forward to hearing BL. Bernard Sumner is a truly great songwriter, so I am always looking forward to new music from him.
Every time I hear the name it reminds me of this garbage:
Gillian's looking cool on the piano. 
