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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/2/2006 2:27:49 PM

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I have only seen the term "dominatrix" as a reference to a professional dominant.

Same here. If anyone called me a dominatrix, I'd correct them, as I am not entitled to use that term.

I don't like Domme, particularly pronounced Dom May (must be the "may" part). I didn't like it when my butch girlfriend called me "femme"-which she pronounced "femmy", either.

I prefer Female Dominant, or the term my German boss has used to refer to me: Domina.

But that's just me.

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I prefer Domina as well.

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/2/2006 2:31:37 PM

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I use Dom or Dominant, or domina if someone is having a hard time with gender identification. Domina seems to be used heavily in the eastern european section of the world.

"Domme" is an internet-ism. It doesn't exist in the english language. But, if it did, I would presume that it would be pronounced as in other words of it's french kind -- femme, homme -- with a silent e.

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/2/2006 4:11:16 PM

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I suspect it's just ignorance to say "dom-MAY" -- but I could be wrong. It also might stem from people who are (or a decade or two ago, WERE) far away from play parties and munches where they'd hear the word. I dunno.

I don't think there's quite a right or wrong way to pronounce this, especially because it's a relatively recent word. Here's a web page from Answers.com that reproduces a passage from Wikipedia. None of this is conclusive evidence for anything -- there ain't no authority -- but it is additional information:

The term domme is a coined pseudo-French female variation of the slang dom (short for dominant). There is confusion on its pronunciation, with some pronouncing it identically to dom and some pronouncing the final e as a second syllable, e.g. saying dom-MAY or DOM-may. It appears that more BDSM authorities prefer the first pronunciation (identical to dom), by analogy to one-syllable French-derived words like femme or blonde.
http://www.answers.com/topic/dominatrix

Here's another word that's often mispronounced the same way: FORTE (essentially meaning "strong point"; usually used in terms of a person's talents, I guess). I originally wrote "It's pronounced like FORT, not like FORTAY. At least it was originally supposed to be pronounced that way." But I got ambitious and actually looked it up online, and FORTAY is such a widespread error that it's already standard. Hey, it happens in English. But you can still annoy your friends and make enemies by correcting their pronunciation.

Here's what Merriam-Webster's (American) dictionary online says about it:

Main Entry: 1forte
Pronunciation: 'fOrt, 'fort; 2 is often 'for-"tA or for-'tA or 'for-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: French fort, from fort, adjective, strong
Date: circa 1648
1 : the part of a sword or foil blade that is between the middle and the hilt and that is the strongest part of the blade
2 : one's strong point
usage In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \'for-"tA\ and \'for-tE\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived 2forte. Their recommended pronunciation \'fort\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would rhyme it with English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \'fo-"tA\ and \'fot\ predominate; \'for-"tA\ and \for-'tA\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English.

http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwdictsn?va=forte

Merriam-Webster doesn't have "domme."

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/2/2006 8:12:06 PM

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i been to Memphis and i wouldn't have corrected any of the ladies i met there, they were just to pretty :O)

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/2/2006 9:37:12 PM

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Because its french. In the femanine the e is a short e. So it would sound like domma(take your time over m's dommma. A female American is Americanne. Got it?

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/3/2006 1:36:14 AM

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YOur so funny i laughed so long i was crying
do it again ron do it again lol lmao

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 8:31:37 AM

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Dur! This is such a pet peeve, lol! I am a total word whore, lol, and this is right up there with people using "conversate" instead of converse!! Its Domme (pronounced like Dom). The additional letters are just to show that the word is feminine, like the way that blond is for a man, and blonde is for a woman, but both are correct in their respective uses. See below!

The FOLLOWING IS COPIED from WIKEPEDIA.ORG - look up Dominatrix to find this, or go directly to the link here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominatrix

"The term domme is a coined pseudo-French female variation of the slang dom (short for dominant). There is confusion on its pronunciation, with some pronouncing it identically to dom and some pronouncing the final e as a second syllable, e.g. saying dom-MAY or DOM-may. It appears that more BDSM authorities prefer the first pronunciation (identical to dom), by analogy to one-syllable French-derived words like femme or blonde."

THERE! Now don't say Dom-may or I'll...I'll...grrrrrrrrrr!

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 8:47:00 AM

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I see delight machine found a nearly identical definition, but, weird, at a different site!

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 9:11:29 AM

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OK ... so Dom-may is out. How about Dom-mee. Or is that just for the crybaby's .. Wah Wah Wahhhh Dom-mee hit me lol

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 9:20:13 AM

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I pronounce Domme as Dom

My pet peeve about words is not the spelling but usage. Many in this lifestyle
don't know the difference between dominant and dominate. Usually using
dominate incorrectly. ie "I'm looking for a Dominate man."

Dominant is what we are and Dominate is what we do

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submissive doesn't mean doormat
Dominant doesn't mean Tyrant

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 11:15:10 AM

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Mr. Pete - I hear you - that drives Me bonkers! It absolutely boggles the mind...how can you hope to impress the "dominate" you're contacting, if your letter is riddled with misspellings? BTW - I love the signature you have "sub doesn't mean doormat, Dominant doesn't mean Tyrant" bit!

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 6:05:14 PM

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I once researched the word "domme," and there is no such word in the French language. However, there is such a word in Dutch. It is pronounced "dom" and means "dumb, or silly," as in domme gans, which means "silly goose."

Ok, I'm writing this down for the next time I'm feeling really SAMish. That's even better than telling a Domme that men love a women in leather because they smell like a new truck

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 6:16:37 PM

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As a pro, I suppose I have the entitlement to use "Dominatrix", and so I do. Locally, I've found most people don't like 'domina', but I'm not heavily into the Scene as far as munches, etc, so I may be mistaken. It seems that 'Dom' and 'Domme' prevail, though most often people simply refer to the better-known members of the Scene by title, ie: Master Kevin, Mistress Victoria, Master Stephen, et cetera. Pronunciation-wise, they seem to be pronounced the same here too - 'Domme' the same as 'Dom'.

Just my two cents.

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/5/2006 8:25:11 PM

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For a while I owned a tri-lingual male sub who spoke french, arabic and english fluently. He insisted it was bastardized french (as noted previously) and that it was to be said "Dommmm", no sharp "a" at the end of it. When he said it, it always sounded delicious, so there you go. Good enough for me! Generally I go by Sir, though.
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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/6/2006 5:45:38 PM

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I see delight machine found a nearly identical definition, but, weird, at a different site!

Actually, the Answers.com quote was from a paragraph they took from Wikipedia. I was just too lazy to go all the way to Wikipedia to get the link (and figured the Answers.com page had more interesting stuff on it, anyway).

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/6/2006 5:57:39 PM

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Interesting you would mention that, pedpuppy. I once met a Female Dominant from Canada who pronounced "Domme" as "dom-mee." That was the first and last time I ever heard it pronounced that way. I have met others from Canada who did not pronounce it that way. Must have just been Her.

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/6/2006 6:05:33 PM

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Interesting you would mention that, pedpuppy. I once met a Female Dominant from Canada who pronounced "Domme" as "dom-mee." That was the first and last time I ever heard it pronounced that way. I have met others from Canada who did not pronounce it that way. Must have just been Her.

Lady Topaz

Maybe she was actually asking you to Dom her?

"DOM.. MEE"

*laughs*

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RE: How do you pronounce Domme and why? - 4/6/2006 6:27:05 PM

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ORIGINAL: MysticFireTopaz

Interesting you would mention that, pedpuppy. I once met a Female Dominant from Canada who pronounced "Domme" as "dom-mee." That was the first and last time I ever heard it pronounced that way. I have met others from Canada who did not pronounce it that way. Must have just been Her.

Lady Topaz

Maybe she was actually asking you to Dom her?

"DOM.. MEE"

*laughs*