ToBE #34: Bond, James Bond

Seen the latest James Bond movie “Casino Royale”?

Wondered how to pronounce the name? Here is some help.

Casino:

• Contrary to what you might think, ‘Cas’ is not pronounced like in ‘Cash’. ‘Cas’ in ‘Casino’ sounds like the ‘cus’ in ‘Customer’.
• In the second part, ‘i’ is long sounding like ‘ee’.

Try saying cus-eeno and you will get it.

Royale:

• It is not the same as ‘Royal’. Also, the last part does not rhyme with Yale, sale, tale, etc.
• Say ‘ Roy ’ like ‘toy’. Follow with ‘al’ like in ‘Alfred’.
  
• Another word with similar pronunciation is ‘Morale’. However, ‘Regale’ is pronounced differently.

Note that Royal and Royale are related words, but:

• Regal and Regale are not related.
• Moral and Morale are not related (usually).

Now, try repeating this rapidly at home: “Casino Royale” boosts the morale because Bond regales with his many tales.