Before I heard it being said I kept pronouncing the surname "Mangione" as "Man-jee-own" rather than "man-jo-nee" and I'm still ashamed about it lol I'm sorry

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Chongqing like "Chongqing Chicken". not pronounced "chonking".

"Añejo", not pronounced "ah-neh-joe"

"Hors d'oeuvre". funnily not pronounced "horse divorce".

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    "Hors d’oeuvre”. funnily not pronounced “horse divorce”.

    That's a new one and I love it I like calling them "hours devours" which also adds in a non-existing consonant.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    yeah, french (and borrowed words) is usually my hard-mode when it comes to pronunciations. this one is special because it's dessert (or so I think).

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