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When you say "anglo" are you mostly referring to north Americans? I've never heard a british person call is a Fres-nell. A fresnel is a commonly used form of
by noneeeed 4y ago
When you say "anglo" are you mostly referring to north Americans?
I've never heard a british person call is a Fres-nell.
A fresnel is a commonly used form of light in theatres and studios and everyone I've ever worked with in the theatre has pronounced it the French way.
I assume it's that we are simply exposed to French much more (and learn it badly in school).
- detritus 4y agoBrit, with occasional light linguistic pretensions, but who has never had anything to do with theatre here - 'Today I Learned' as they say. I've not had 'Fresnel' as a French name and I'm guessing the pronunciation I have in my head comes from reading it and, more likely, just watching too many American-made YouTube videos with people playing with huge Fresnel lenses for fun and profit.
- ggm 4y agoI'm british in Oz these last 35 years. It's fres nel everywhere, always. And I did French at school in Scotland.
- noneeeed 4y agoI stand corrected, turns out I'm the weird one and other Brits do say fres-nel :) I wonder if it's a context thing. Thinking about it, other than science lessons, the theatre is the only place I've heard the word on a regular basis. Perhaps it's that.
- twic 4y agoFor a long time, i called them Fren-sell lenses.