Talk:Joseph-Armand Bombardier

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All the sources I have read on Joseph-Armand Bombardier indicate that he was entirely self-taught! If he was a doctor I would like to know what kind, at the very least!! AlainV 02:49, 2004 Mar 11 (UTC)

Oh. Maybe I'm wrong then. My father told me he was a country doctor who found it hard to make housecalls in the snow so he invented the skiddoo. But then again, my father gets a lot of things confused. Sorry about that. moink 02:58, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation of Armand Bombardier

Dumb, uni-lingual American here. Heard the name of the company founded by Mr. Bombardier pronounced on a national network as "bom-ba-DEER." Is this the correct pronunciation?

umm nope, i am from canada, and its pronounced "bom-bar-DI-ER" some of the times ppl say with with silent R at the end and a strong R at the middle so.. "bom-baR-DI-EE"



The above two statements regarding the pronunciation are NOT accurate. I have read his biography and I am related to Bombardier. Bom‧bar‧dier  [bom-bahr-dyey] Is the correct pronunciation. (I also have a last name of the same origin). The "dier" in French is pronounced "dyey". The alternate pronunciation is [bom-ber-deer]

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