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hurkleho | 14:08 Tue 18th Sep 2007 | Myths & Legends
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How does one pronounce Sisyphus? Reading Camus and don't want to make an a**e out of myself.
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pretty much as it looks: sort of Sissifis, with the accent on the first syllable. Camus called him Sisyphe, which would be pronounced more like Seeseef, with the accent on the second syllable.
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Thanks so much!
I've always pronounced it 'sissy-fuss' - and because I work for BT, it's an epxression I use a lot!

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