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| re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:10 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? - NewtonUK 12:57 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| 'Les Mis' is the correct version, as an abbreviation of the French word Miserables. I don't think that "mis" is ever a "correct abbreviation" for the word "miserables." Only in Musical Theatre Land would that happen lol. I'm sure if I told a French speaker "Je suis mis" I'd just get a blank stare instead of sympathy. ;-) |
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| re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 01:20 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? - Chromolume 01:10 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| You are correct C'Lume. But Les Mis started out spelled this way, because an anglo person doing an abbreviation assumed we all knew that the S was pronounced Z. Then it was made more user friendly as Miz - but both are still used interchangeabley! | |
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| PS -Mis v Miz | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 01:29 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? - NewtonUK 01:20 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| The website for Les Miserables worldwide is lesmis.com When the show played Paris, an article in the French Marie-Claire magazine calls the show Les Miz. |
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| re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 01:25 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? - NewtonUK 01:20 pm EDT 09/01/20 | |
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| Oh, I know - I was just saying that in proper French, I don't think "mis" (or even "miz") is actually an abbreviation for the word. So I'm not sure it's really right to say that "mis" is "correct" lol. ;-) | |
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