Moemarsaw

Has any else noticed that the French don't really speak phonically? I mean, sometimes they continue speaking when they have already run out of letters in a word, and sometimes they leave of whole bunch of letters unspoken as if they are silent or something. Take, for instance, Mont de Marsan, the place Brennan left this week. A few months ago Dave and I went to Island in the Sky to take this picture for a photography class I was taking. By the way, this is an arch you still need to see, Michelle. While we were there we met a nice young man who was, as it turned out, French. When he told us he was from France I said, "Oh, we have a son living in France." His face lit up and he said, "Where?" "O.K., I'm not sure I'm pronouncing it right." I replied. And then I gave it my best shot. "Mont Day Mar Son?" I watched a puzzled look come over his face and he said, "Spell it?" So I did. "M.o.n.t. d.e. M.a.r.s.a.n" "Oh!!" He exclaimed. "Moemarsaw" Or at least that's what it sounded like to me. I didn't ask him to repeat it. But it's all O.K. Brennan has moved to Pau - which I'm sure is pronounced Pow?