Reply To: BreTONEia

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1. It’s not an English word with English rules. It was invented by people who probably said it before they ever wrote it down and just had their best guess at it.

2. You wouldn’t call a Frenchman named Gilles – G-i-lls, as in what a fish has. No you use the long vowel so it sounds like G-eye-lls. This is despite the fact that it has a double consonant after it.

3. They’re meant to be very noble. Bret-on-ya (as in ‘get on ya’ bike son) sounds like something Bazza says down the pub. Bre-Tone-ia sounds much more refined. Remember while it’s meant to be a French related word it was created by English people with an English ear for other English people with an English ear. If it sounds cockney then that’s probably not what they were going for.