{"id":1016,"date":"2023-12-11T13:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prousty101.com\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2024-06-14T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:02:00","slug":"you-say-combray-i-say-cambray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproustquestion.com\/?p=1016","title":{"rendered":"You say Combray, I say Cambrai"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Even though I’m not French I get it. The sound of an ‘o’ in a French word is nothing like the sound of an ‘a.’ So you say it’s Combray and I say but maybe it could be Cambrai. And then you ask me if I’m nuts. And I say well I’m not French, but… I’ve been reading Proust for a very long time. Then we go out for a drink. That’s what I’d like to happen, okay? So meet me at the corner of Combray and Cambrai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And while we’re ordering our drinks, consider this. Cambrai was formerly known as Cambray way back when. So at least the y was there. From Cambray to Combray – just one little vowel. Just one!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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So, in a nutshell, that’s why I say Cambrai.<\/p>\r\n

For now, you can continue to say Combray. I understand. But if you have the urge, check out the Martinville <\/a>connection to Cambrai-and a pair of Moors by the name of Martin and Martine who live in the town. And maybe at some point you’ll also consider that there might be a Cambray connection, as I did that day I stumbled onto this path of questions.<\/p>\r\n

Okay, that’s enough for now, friends. Prooosty signing off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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