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How to pronounce surname Bage of Charles Bage? Blast furnace chip worker (talk) 10:56, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

However, I found the answer on You Tube. They say it is Charlz Beydzh. Blast furnace chip worker (talk) 11:01, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure that I understand your notation, but this YouTube clip has it rhyming with "page" (which makes sense as its an English surname). Alansplodge (talk) 12:21, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I would pronounce "page" and the phonetic spelling "beydzh" as rhyming with each other. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots12:39, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, (I don't think of it having a "d" sound, but apparently everyone else does!). Alansplodge (talk) 13:19, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Without the "d" sound in there, it would rhyme with "beige". ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots13:24, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oddly enough, my pronunciation of "beige" HAS the "d" sound. --Khajidha (talk) 16:29, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The joys of English! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots03:01, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Alansplodge: @Baseball Bugs: Yeah, thank you. I'v got answer on my quation. I was talking about the same video on You Tube. Blast furnace chip worker (talk) 13:28, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]