French help

[brionon]

How should we pronounce the name 'Descartes' ?
Many English speakers leave the middle 'S' out and the last 'E'. eg. 'DAY CART'. Whereas the rules I learned many years ago in school lead me to think this is wrong. Help please.

[SteveD]

Click here:

http://inogolo.com/query.php?qstr=Descartes&ke y=1

then on the link to hear a very American (but basically correct) pronunciation.

[Hugh Spencer]

Daycart

[brionon]

French is supposed to be a 'Logical' language,where's the logic in that ?

[WaldoMcFroog]

It's very rude to truncate his first name.

It should be Desmond Cartes.

[ludwig]

Yes Waldo, and let's not forget his brother, Orson.

[WaldoMcFroog]

"I am, therefore I think" - is this putting Descartes before the horse?

[chakka35]

He had another brother who owned a restaurant specialising in Eastern foods. He was called Allah.