Jean Libman Block

[hela]

Dear teachers,

Would you please tell me who is Jean Libman Block? I couldn't find her biography on the net. Is she an American journalist or biographer? Is this how you pronounce her name ?

/ʤi:n libmən blɔk/

See you soon,
Hela

[Anglika]

Can you give some kind of reference for her - a book title or something? Where did you come across her?

[hela]

Good morning Anglika,

I was given a text on Levi Strauss written by her to translate. By the way how do you pronounce "Levi Stauss" ? /li:vai straus/ ?

[Ouisch]

Good morning Anglika,

I was given a text on Levi Strauss written by her to translate. By the way how do you pronounce "Levi Stauss" ? /li:vai straus/ ?

His name is pronounced "LEE-vy Strowss" (last name rhymes with "mouse").

Jean Libman Block once wrote a piece for Reader's Digest about Levi Strauss. She is also the author and co-author of many books (look her on Amazon.com), but I cannot find any sort of biographical information on her, sorry.

[hela]

Hello Ouisch, thank you for your help.

So you pronounce the proper name Levi /li:vi/ = leevi (long then short /i/ ?)
but you pronounce the pair of trousers /li:vais/ = (long /i/ then the diphthong /ai/ ?)

See you,
Hela