University Challenge

[gurnemanz]

Paxo's knowledge of music is obviously iffy. Wide-of-the-mark answers don't get the snide put-downs (e.g. Britten ?? ) as you would with stuff he knows about. Doesn't know much science or maths either.

Warwick's chairman was a bit of a polymath though wasn't he?

Even given iffy knowledge, either he should check pronunciation or question researcher could indicate. It annoys me when people don't take the trouble to get things right.

[Nick Armstrong]

Warwick's chairman was a bit of a polymath though wasn't he?

Indeed. In contrast, the two buffoons in the centre of the Clare team were a bad advert for the place...

[Serial_Apologist]

Kodaily or Kodahly? (You say Kodaily, and I say … )

Code Eye, with the emphasis on Eye, would be about right I think.

[ardcarp]

In contrast, the two buffoons in the centre of the Clare team were a bad advert for the place...

Maybe a tad harsh, Calibs. Anyway, I'll let them off. I hear there's a good choir thereabouts.......

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Code Eye, with the emphasis on Eye, would be about right I think.

Kodaly
Kodaly
Wipe your tear,
Baby dear
From yer ey-ee.

(IIRC, Paxo made it sound more like "cod-aly")

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Code Eye, with the emphasis on Eye, would be about right I think.

That sounds too much like cursing a great British athlete.

[jean]

Paxo's knowledge of music is obviously iffy...

Can't forget that Dvořák plainsong Requiem!

[french frank]

Code Eye, with the emphasis on Eye, would be about right I think.

Not sure about emphasis. Hungarian usually stresses the first syllable doesn't it? although emphases are less strong than in English.

ly is like y

[teamsaint]

Not sure about emphasis. Hungarian usually stresses the first syllable doesn't it? although emphases are less strong than in English.

ly is like y

Huh, a Likey story.

[french frank]

Huh, a Likey story.

I likey!

[Tapiola]

Code Eye, with the emphasis on Eye, would be about right I think.

CODE eye, I think, with the stress on the first syllable (as it's Hungarian)?

[Nick Armstrong]

CODE eye, I think, with the stress on the first syllable (as it's Hungarian)?

That's certainly how Kodály's friend and pupil, my friend and neighbour Tamás Vásáry, pronounces his name!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

That's certainly how Kodály's friend and pupil, my friend and neighbour Tamás Vásáry, pronounces his name!

"Tamas" or "Vasary"? (Very different from how they're spelt!)

[Nick Armstrong]

"Tamas" or "Vasary"? (Very different from how they're spelt!)

à = "a"

a = more like 'o'

Hence it sounds more like Tomas than Tamas.

Surname sounds like Vasary - with equal stress on the three syllables...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I thought you said he pronounced it "Code-eye"?