Talk:Sellier & Bellot
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Pronunciation edit
How do you pronounce Sellier & Bellot? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arfon (talk • contribs) 22:28, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
- I also looked this page up to learn the pronunciation, but it does say that Louis Sellier and Jean Maria Nicolaus Bellot were French. I am not an expert on French orthography or phonology, but FWIW, /sɛlˈjeı/ and /bəˈloʊ/ (sell-yay and below) would seem like an accurate way of saying it within the means of an English speaker. Leif Runenritzer (talk) 21:11, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
- For sellier you are right but not for bellot. It wouldn't be "below" but rather "balow". Nice guess though 77.197.174.17 (talk) 22:36, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Likely typo edit
I pretty much doubt a Frenchman was named "Jean Maria Nicolaus Bellot". "Jean-Marie Nicolas Bellot" is a lot more believable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.217.91.16 (talk) 16:29, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
- This is right Jean-Marie is a french name, Jean-maria doesn't exist. Correction needed. 77.197.174.17 (talk) 22:33, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Old, but not that notably old. edit
The article used to say "In 2005 Sellier & Bellot celebrated its 180th anniversary and is one of the oldest companies in the world."
Seeing as List of oldest companies lists 1905 companies founded in 1824 or earlier, some a thousand years old, and the list isn't exhaustive, I don't think this phrasing is quite appropriate. S&B are certainly old, but they're a long way from record holders. It's possible they may be among the oldest ammunition companies, although I'm doubtful there as well. Hatchetfish (talk) 04:44, 15 July 2011 (UTC)