Just wondering how you pronounce Kaffe Fassett's first name. Does it rhyme with Laugh, or Taffy, or Safe, or Café?
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Just wondering how you pronounce Kaffe Fassett's first name. Does it rhyme with Laugh, or Taffy, or Safe, or Café?
As far as I have heard it rhymes with Safe.
I agree - rhymes with safe
That is correct.....rhymes with safe.
I think his name was something like Bob before he changed it. You'd think he'd want something people could pronounce ...
In my head I alays make it rhyme with taffy as it rolls better when said ith the last name. rather then the short cut off sound if you rhyme it with safe. LOL what do I know just a country girl.
I had to find this out watching an interview with him on YouTube. It rhymes with safe.
From Wikipedia ... "Kaffe Fassett (born December 7th 1937 as Frank Fassett, while still a child, Fassett renamed himself after an Egyptian boy character from the book Boy of the Pyramid by Ruth Fosdick Jones)[2] (rhymes with 'safe asset'[3]) is an American-born artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts"
Like April, I always said Kaffe (like Taffy) and Fassett (like the thing water comes out of). I learned I was saying it wrong when Stephen and Jenny did one of the bag tutorials. Frank is so much easier to pronounce ...
I talked to a LQS owner who knew him personally. She pronounced it to rhyme with 'Safe'.
OK -- We seem to have determined his first name rhymes with safe, but what about his last name? I always pronounced it as having the fas pronounced like fast, but someone said it is like fawcett.
His last name sounds like asset with an F in front of it. (see the post above from Wikipedia)
Should have kept Frank...
I agree! He should have made himself be Frank Frank!!! hahahah!!
Gee thanks!!! I have been calling him Cafe all this time :icon_razz:
Yeah, thanx for this post.
I always pronounced his name like Coffee.
Never occurred to me that I was wrong. LOL
I did the same thing, Preeti but I never said it out loud. Then I heard someone refer to him on a show and had that "aha" moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Preeti
Considering who he is and his style, I'd say Kaffe suits him better than Frank. He sounds like an interesting guy - artist to the max.
Well now, I never knew how to pronounce his name. I guess I say 'safe' weird or something - Kaffe sounds strange now
I would like to be called "Nefertiti Frodo" from now on
Well, I know Jack Schidtt.
You know Jack Schidtt? Do you know his wife Noe?