By IPA standards, it's technically "kʁwasɑ̃".
While closer than "krəˈsɑːnt", "quâssòń" isn't fooling any French person.
By IPA standards, it's technically "kʁwasɑ̃".
While closer than "krəˈsɑːnt", "quâssòń" isn't fooling any French person.
I'm curious now if there are English words (American or the fancy kind) that non-native speakers commonly over-pronounce when goofing around in a similar way.
that non-native speakers commonly over-pronounce when goofing around in a similar way.
Aluminum? Or is that more of a 'regional differences' thang?
If I were a Brit I would definitely make it a point to bust out my worst American accent and call it Alumin(no i)um whenever possible.
try saying "lamb" as a non-native without sounding like you're saying "lem"
"Squirrel" for me. I can either pronounce it with a huge french accent or with a huge bad American accent. No in-between.
I can't remember where I saw it but there was a Polish guy who could not say "earlier". He kept saying it like "air lee air" and eventually gave up and said "before" with almost no accent.
Americans basically did this with the English phrase 'each to their own', by saying 'to each their own' just to sound fancier. Then it caught on and now you all say it this way.
How else would you pronounce it? Croy-sant?
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