Re: How is Nikola Tesla pronounced, anyway?

["Zoran Tukovic" <ztukovic-at-globalnet.hr> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi,
I think that Nicola Tessla is closest pronunciation.

Regards
Zoran (from Croatia)



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Subject: Re: How is Nikola Tesla pronounced, anyway?


> Original poster: Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com
>
> In a message dated 10/8/00 4:46:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
> Nih koh la TESS lah
>
> NIH as in Nick
> KOH as in cola
> LA as in cola
>
> TESS as in counTESS
> LAH as in huh
>
> That's the way my Random House says it's pronounced.
> We need a decision from someone speaking a Croation language.
> I pronounce it GENIUS.
>
> Pronounced cheers,
> Ralph Zekelman
>
>
>