What is the correct pronunciation of "meplat"? Is it a French word?
Bruce
What is the correct pronunciation of "meplat"? Is it a French word?
Bruce
Don't know the origin but I've always pronounced it: me plat./beagle
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The same way you pronounce "sabot",,,,,,,
More "This is what happened when I,,,,," and less "What would happen if I,,,,"
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I was thought that in French you only pronounce the last letter if it is C R F or L.
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Owe my. I need to look ot up in a dictionary now. I have been pronouncing it meh-plate.
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I just listened to two different pronunciations online. The first was given as the correct English pronunciation, and was "meh-plat." https://www.howtopronounce.com/meplat/
The second was the French pronunciation, by two native French speakers both of who pronounced it "me-plah." https://forvo.com/word/m%C3%A9plat/
Guess I'll have to give up casting. I don't pronounce French correctly.
I’m an Okie and have difficulty pronouncing English let alone French.
Down here in red neck country we just call it flat nose.
Mee-plat works for fortunecookie, works for me
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He don't look French to me.
Don't worry, we'uns no wat ur talkn' bout.
I don't think I've ever heard it pronounced... I've read it in print a gazillion times....
When I see it written my little brain says "me plate".
Being Cajun French the word seemed familiar ....I did some looking around....
low and behold Meplat is from the French word "Me'plat" which means ... " Flat " !
So it looks like the word is from the French word for flat , just leave out the french comma up high (me'plat) (meplat) and you got the way we spell it .
I have no idea about proper pronunciation ... Cajuns talk funny..like
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It’s pronounced “flat spot”
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Oh boy! How about Kynoch. I've probably butchered that one as much as meplat.
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Meh plat is how I say it. Kennock is how I've always pronounced Kynoch. I have no idea on either. Flat Point seems like an oxymoron......
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Meh plat sounds much more righter er to me.
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |