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Life of Pi
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ninon100
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Life of Pi
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Life of Pi: how do you pronounce the name? Pie or Pea? |
6 Apr 2017
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Gi2gi
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Pie. /pai/ ... There �s a scene in the film where he draws the Pi (π)sign on the board so that others pronounce the name correctly.
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6 Apr 2017
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ninon100
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Thank you, George, that was prompt :) |
6 Apr 2017
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marinal
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SORRY Gi2gi, it �s /pea/ as a reference to � �picine � � ( swimming pool in French ) , watch the film again, there �s a background history behind the nickname. And the sign on the board is not (n) it �s the Maths symbol of 3.14
 pronounced as /pea/
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7 Apr 2017
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Gi2gi
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marinal, the Pi sign -π- (3.14) is pronounced as Pie /pai/ not Pea /pi:/ and if you look closely in my reply I have written exactly the same symbol, π- not n, as you suggest... �(Take a closer look) ... Please, make sure you check the pronunciation of the Pi (3.14) symbol. You can do it on wikipedia, for example.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi
Or you can just watch the the movie again to make yourself sure.
Here�s a video based on the movie scene.
https://youtu.be/7IDs5WoxGyU
By the way, you have also misspelled the name of the character - it�s
Piscine not Picine
Giorgi
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7 Apr 2017
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yanogator
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marinal, Even though the letter is Greek (and they pronounce it like "pea"), in English we pronounce it like "pie". I think that is so as not to confuse it with our own letter P (which is pronounced like "pea"). Bruce |
7 Apr 2017
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cunliffe
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It certainly is �pie �; not to be confused with this pie, beloved of Northern lads, with gravy! (And lasses!) |
7 Apr 2017
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ninon100
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You are all very kind. Thanks for the advice and associations with pies :) |
8 Apr 2017
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