Say What

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2010, 01:27 PM

You know what you're talking about, but I may not, if you don't pronounce it right.

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Basil (bay-zill)
Boudin (the Cajun kind, "Boo-dan")
Bouillabaisse (booyah bahss)
Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah)
Buffet (boo-fay)
Cabernet sauvignon (cabber-nay so-vin-yahwn)
Caramel (car-ah-mel)
Charcuterie (shahr-KOO-tuhr-ee)
Chipotle (chi-poht-lay)
Chorizo (chore-eetz-zo)
Cognac (cone-yack)
Coq au vin (co-ooh-vin)
Crudite (crew-da-tay)
Endive (en-dive)
Escargot (es-car-goh)
Espresso (es-press-o, no ex)
Fajitas (fah-hee-tahs)
Filet or Fillet (fill-ay)
Ghee (ghee, not jee)
Gnocchi (NYOH-kee)
Guacamole (wah-cah-moe-lay)
Gyro (YEER-oh)
Habanero (Hah-bahn-air-oh)
Herb (erb)
Horchata (orrchata, silent h, roll the r)
Hors d'oeuvres (ohr-derves)
Huitlacoche (wheet-lah-KOH-chay)
Mole (MOH-lay)
Muffuletta (MOO-fa-la-Tuh)

There's more here.

glatt · 04-07-2010, 01:31 PM

Buffet (boo-fay)

I disagree with this one. Unless you're talking about a kid I knew in high school.

jinx · 04-07-2010, 01:39 PM

"We say Herb (herb), because there's a fucking "H" in it."
E. Izzard

monster · 04-07-2010, 01:44 PM

Velveeta (in-fuk-in-ed-ib-ull)

Happy Monkey · 04-07-2010, 02:10 PM

The new HBO show: Treme (treh-may)

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2010, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Buffet (boo-fay)

I disagree with this one. Unless you're talking about a kid I knew in high school.

Me too, but they're The Village Voice, New Yorkers, so take it with a grain of grit.

lumberjim · 04-07-2010, 08:35 PM

what?

Clodfobble · 04-07-2010, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah)

They're nuts. That word is "broo-SHEH-tah."

Juniper · 04-08-2010, 12:34 AM

Basil (bay-zill): Yeah, unless it's someone's name, then it's bah-zil.

Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah): No, broo-shetta.

Buffet (boo-fay): No, buff-ay.

Coq au vin (co-ooh-vin): I was taught to say "cocoa-van." Heh.

Gnocchi (NYOH-kee): Our linguistics prof said it was "nyock-ee" LOL

Guacamole (wah-cah-moe-lay): I've always said "gwock-ah-mol-ee"

Habanero (Hah-bahn-air-oh): Actually the n has a ~ over it, I believe, which makes it hah-bahn-yer-oh

Mole (MOH-lay): Yes, causing my daughter to FREAK when I took her to the mexican restaurant and she thought they were actually serving sauce made from blind rodents. Ewwww!

Sundae · 04-08-2010, 05:56 AM

I agree with the alternatives suggested above, but also:

Bouillabaisse (booyah bahss) to me has always been bwee-oh-bahss. It's close, but no fishy cigar.

Basil is ALWAYS bah-zil. Silly.

Filet is fee-yay and fillet is, well, fill-it.

What made me smile, watching Queer as Folk was that Americans pronounce paella correctly (pie-aya). Years of tourism to the Spanish costas have not broken the Brit tradition of calling it pie-ella. I blame Vesta.

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-08-2010, 11:07 AM

Yah. That listmaker was as innocent of French as of Spanish; somewhat tin of ear. The Q in coq should be pronounced, though for the true French sound, not as powerfully as a final consonant would be en anglais. Et cetera. Unless you're maybe Canadian.

Fi-lay, SG. Not enough L's to give any Y sound; that takes a pair. English tends to wobble between both spellings, and use both pronunciations depending on whether you Englishicate or Frenchify.

The poor fellow hadn't the huevos to tackle Au Jus.

jinx · 04-19-2010, 10:24 AM

Dulce de leche.
Last night I heard a chef say "dulse de laychay" where as I was under the impression it's pronounced "dullchay de laychay".
So which is it?

DanaC · 04-19-2010, 10:43 AM

Actually, though I have alays pronounced dulce as dullchay, I believe originally Latin pronunication would have been dulkay

Can't corroborate this any, but I had a conversation with a latin teacher (an old friend) some years ago who told me that the phrase Veni Vidi Vici, would actually have been pronounced Weni wedi wiki

May have misremembered .... but I think that's the case.

Flint · 04-19-2010, 10:50 AM

Shawnee123 · 04-19-2010, 10:52 AM

Like the Vnemployment Office:

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Comicus: Stand-up philosopher.
Dole Office Clerk: What?
Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension.
Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a *bullshit* artist!
Comicus: *Grumble*...
Dole Office Clerk: Did you bullshit last week?
Comicus: No.
Dole Office Clerk: Did you *try* to bullshit last week?
Comicus: Yes!

04-07-2010, 01:39 PM	#3
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	"We say Herb (herb), because there's a fucking "H" in it." E. Izzard __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

04-07-2010, 01:44 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Velveeta (in-fuk-in-ed-ib-ull) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-07-2010, 02:10 PM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The new HBO show: Treme (treh-may) __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-07-2010, 08:35 PM	#7
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04-08-2010, 11:07 AM	#11
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Yah. That listmaker was as innocent of French as of Spanish; somewhat tin of ear. The Q in coq should be pronounced, though for the true French sound, not as powerfully as a final consonant would be en anglais. Et cetera. Unless you're maybe Canadian. Fi-lay, SG. Not enough L's to give any Y sound; that takes a pair. English tends to wobble between both spellings, and use both pronunciations depending on whether you Englishicate or Frenchify. The poor fellow hadn't the huevos to tackle Au Jus. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-07-2010, 01:31 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Buffet (boo-fay) I disagree with this one. Unless you're talking about a kid I knew in high school.

04-08-2010, 12:34 AM	#9
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Basil (bay-zill): Yeah, unless it's someone's name, then it's bah-zil. Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah): No, broo-shetta. Buffet (boo-fay): No, buff-ay. Coq au vin (co-ooh-vin): I was taught to say "cocoa-van." Heh. Gnocchi (NYOH-kee): Our linguistics prof said it was "nyock-ee" LOL Guacamole (wah-cah-moe-lay): I've always said "gwock-ah-mol-ee" Habanero (Hah-bahn-air-oh): Actually the n has a ~ over it, I believe, which makes it hah-bahn-yer-oh Mole (MOH-lay): Yes, causing my daughter to FREAK when I took her to the mexican restaurant and she thought they were actually serving sauce made from blind rodents. Ewwww!

04-08-2010, 05:56 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I agree with the alternatives suggested above, but also: Bouillabaisse (booyah bahss) to me has always been bwee-oh-bahss. It's close, but no fishy cigar. Basil is ALWAYS bah-zil. Silly. Filet is fee-yay and fillet is, well, fill-it. What made me smile, watching Queer as Folk was that Americans pronounce paella correctly (pie-aya). Years of tourism to the Spanish costas have not broken the Brit tradition of calling it pie-ella. I blame Vesta.

04-19-2010, 10:24 AM	#12
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Dulce de leche. Last night I heard a chef say "dulse de laychay" where as I was under the impression it's pronounced "dullchay de laychay". So which is it? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

04-19-2010, 10:50 AM	#14
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04-19-2010, 10:52 AM	#15
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