To not realise I was saying this wrong...

[HelloBunny]

Stopped on the street today by a lady looking for a shop. She asked for the nearest “Shrov-Ski”.
Explained further that it’s a jewellery shop. I eventually cottoned on that she meant “Swaa-Rov-Ski”
Bit like “hyper-bole” with me as well... (until I heard it said on the News!) And the name “Beat-Rice”.

I'd have said it like you, I've never heard anyone say 'Shrovski'.

I've only just found out that the last "e" in dilettante isn't silent. Luckily it's not a word I say very much.

I'd also say it like you did!

I pronounce it like you Swar-ov-ski. If you Google it that’s how it tells you how it’s pronounced.

It is silent...

I say it like you. My mind was blown when I learnt how to pronounce L’Occitane.

Dillettante: I've never heard anyone pronounce the last "e" but google is telling me that it is indeed pronounced dillettant-aye. Which I guess makes sense given it's an Italian word. But weird that no one says it that way

I know my other examples aren’t the same, really, but just for example. TBF “Beat-Rice” was in a book I read as a child, and I did think it was such a strange name... I only heard it said years later!

Yeah, we used to have the Lok-see-tan v Losseetaine debate in work, every Christmas... They have a pronunciation guide on the website, too!

That's how Google says its pronounced, the way you say it.

eurochick
Last e in dilettante is only silent in US pronounciation. In UK it is not silent.

Same here.

It really isn't silent. The word comes from Italian (not French), so the final e is pronounced (in English, usually as "ay" or "ee")

Lost the quote. I would have said it the same as you.

I've never heard it said with a silent e.

On a lighter note I thought the word daiquiri is da-keeree

but it’s dackery?

Awry is another strange one for me

i know it is ‘a-wry’

I want to saw ‘Orr-ree’

Sorry that did make me lol

That's really odd. It's a French word. The French would never pronounce the final e. I fear the Americans may have this one right...

I remember reading the name Persephone in a book when I was younger thinking it was pronounced as 'percy-phone', I even told my dad what a strange name it was!

@SquirrelRed you are not alone 🤣

I’m the same with awry....

Daiquiri would be similar to Lick-quer v Licker, I suppose...

Lock- si -tan?
I've been saying it wrong all along then.
Does anyone know what they actually sell?

@CaptainMyCaptain I'm from the americas which must explain it. Glad I read this thread

Oooh I thought it was lock - e - tayne - what is it?
Swarovski - I think I say sh-rof-ski but my mouth can't make the word anymore I've said it out loud that much in 60 seconds

Posh toiletries.

I’m trying to figure out what dilettante means (I’m wordy so I refuse to Google). It will come to me eventually... (unless someone tells me now!)