[rlparker]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

...pretty close, yes. you can hear it pronounced in this page : http://www.mediadico.com/dictionnair.../LISEUSE/parle...

Thanks for the link, your highness. The woman says the word right at the very start, in a low, breathy, french way . Like kazbates, I had to listen several times. Then I had to go take a cold shower

Anyway, I can't go with "liseuse". I'm afraid if I tried, I would just end up sounding like a bad imitation of Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther"!