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How do you pronounce Candide Thovex?

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gregor
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I always thought it was
"Con-deed Toe-vey"

Also, is he actually a midget?
Nov 30 2006 8:36AM
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madrvrskier
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i think you pronounce the x

but you have the other part right

so its "CON-deed toe-vex"

hes french so there are also probably some weird sounds happening with that x
Nov 30 2006 8:49AM
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sherpasrock
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Cand-eed Tho-vex is how i say it
Nov 30 2006 8:53AM
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gregor
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Surely there's a French guy who knows on here.
Nov 30 2006 9:01AM
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nicurrie
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haha get them french guys.
Nov 30 2006 9:35AM
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wdbo.
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toe-veh
Nov 30 2006 9:39AM
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user098123
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Pretty much, but we're americans, so its acceptable if we slaughter the pronunciation of anyones name!
Nov 30 2006 10:19AM
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thefilmerguy
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can-dide     toe-veh
Nov 30 2006 10:25AM
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exile_ch
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French pronouce it "Kan-deede Tovex" .

You have to pronouce the x to be right...
Nov 30 2006 10:47AM
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freeski1620
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can-deed tho-vex
Nov 30 2006 10:52AM
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gregor
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Ok so i'm gathering its "Condeed Toveks". Cheers guys!

But coming back to my other question, how small is he? In interviews he looks like a 14 year old when he's my age (23/24).
Nov 30 2006 11:04AM
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=nick=
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i used to live in france. con-deed toe-veks.
Nov 30 2006 11:30AM
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lee683
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spot on!!
Nov 30 2006 11:31AM
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snarky
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american version, can-died though-vecks
Nov 30 2006 12:46PM
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BrokenBones
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Can-deed Toe-vex
Nov 30 2006 12:50PM
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steve-o
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Dope-ex
Nov 30 2006 12:58PM
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jmason
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Can-deed  Tow-vex
Nov 30 2006 1:15PM
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Swick825
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candeed toevex
Nov 30 2006 1:21PM
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AArmadAA
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lol, I'm French, and 3 years later, I have the answer for you:

- For the first syllable "CAN", it's pretty hard to explain how to pronounce it because you have no equivalent in English. The closest would be between "CAN" & "CON"

- For the second syllable "DIDE" you don't pronounce it "deed" but "DID"

- For the first syllable of the name, "THO", you pronounce it "TO" (like in TOtal)

- And for the last syllable "VEX" you pronounce it like your verb "to VEX"

The Result would be something like: Candid Tovexx


Btw he is 5.7ft tall :)
Nov 13 2009 10:06AM
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MEGAZORD
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Looks like the French surrendered to spelling.
Nov 13 2009 10:13AM
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ankhou
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Dude's got the coolest name in the world, seriously.
Nov 13 2009 10:18AM
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EMK
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no he doesn't, i know a guy who is officially called Captain Awesome Dangerous, it says it on his bank statements and everything.
Nov 13 2009 10:24AM
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njwa88
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I am french too and this is the Correct way of saying it

CAN-DID TOE-VEX
Nov 13 2009 10:30AM
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futurespin
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candy toe flex
Nov 13 2009 10:47AM
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bpalmer
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you guys are all wrong.

i'm pretty sure its pronounced one of three ways, depending on where you are from, its

either gäd or jəˈhōvə or älə
Nov 13 2009 10:50AM
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bpalmer
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and i dunno what you consider a midget, but candide is about 5 foot 6
Nov 13 2009 10:52AM
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COskier
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Wow... three years of french and you can't pronounce "Candide"? Def deed not did.
Nov 13 2009 10:56AM
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skiseemore
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why bring this up again
Nov 13 2009 11:35AM
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Sofakingstupid
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I think you pronounce it - "oh shit"
Nov 13 2009 11:43AM
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I_Am_Mod
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shes french...

and this thread is stupid....
Nov 13 2009 12:13PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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she is saying that she IS friend and this thread is from three years ago you fucking retard
Nov 13 2009 12:16PM
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quixotic
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can-deed toe-vex
Nov 13 2009 12:37PM
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chickenwang
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nah deffiinatly "balls-of-steel"

Nov 13 2009 1:15PM
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omIV
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...i took 11 years of french classes...how is it not "Can-did" "To-veh"?
Nov 13 2009 4:38PM
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TWoods
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because it's a name.

she's french, she's taken however many years she's alive of full language emersion.
Nov 13 2009 4:44PM
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johanblaze
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Goombas, CAN-DEED THO-VEX
Nov 13 2009 4:49PM
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Baskin.
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SIMON DUMONT
Nov 13 2009 5:00PM
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AArmadAA
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When I read those comments, it just feels like I dropped a bomb or something. LOL.
And you made quite a point there Twoods :)
Nov 13 2009 5:15PM
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daytripper67
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haha

but i always thought it was can-deed toe-vex. or maybe toe-vay
Nov 13 2009 5:22PM
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