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.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2010, 06:50 PM

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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.

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)

lumberjim · 04-07-2010, 08:35 PM

what?

Clodfobble · 04-07-2010, 11:49 PM

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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?

monster · 04-24-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

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?

Are you writing that ch as in Michigan (American pronunciation) or as in cheese?

round here it seems to be "Dull-Say Do Lesh".

jinx · 04-25-2010, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Are you writing that ch as in Michigan (American pronunciation) or as in cheese?

round here it seems to be "Dull-Say Do Lesh".

cheese

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.

04-07-2010, 01:39 PM	#4
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	#5
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	#6
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
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	what? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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.

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