Bob Kasenchak wrote: >RO-de-o (long e) >or >Ro-DE-o (short e, more like an "a" sound) And Dave L. responded sotto voce: >[Both are correct, and it probably depends on how "authentic" you >want to be.... I'd go with the former. -Dave] To which I would answer the same way a former member of this list always would-- the proper pronunciation is "Rafe" (long a). Bill H. (no I)