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Old 04-18-2014, 10:03 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by Dogbert View Post
Huh? They sound the same. They're just spelled different.
Sorry, I meant the Metis pronunciation like Renny.
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Originally Posted by JimmytheT View Post
As I spent the end of 2007 and 3/4 of 2008 working in Lac La Biche, I can tell you exactly how to pronounce it based on the information from the Bourque family members I got to know:

Ren-ee Burke (yes it actually should be pronounced Burke; its more of a Metis pronounciation rather than a strictly French-Canadian pronounciation.)
I guess its more of a case of him trying to pronounce names properly in French when they aren't French. I also hate the way he says Martin Biron though.

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