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”.

They should have called themselves Her Indoors. No wondering how to pronounce that!

@Changechangychange @Anyonebut

If Loewe = Löwe surely it should be pronounced Luh-veh?? As that's how lion is pronounced in German?

It's always one that stumps me.

@KimberleyClark 😂

Totally disagree. You absolutely do. I’ve never met a French person including the one I’m married to, who doesn’t make the liaison. It sounds very British. Dh agrees.

I read an article about this once and saved it. Sorry for the rubbish link.

www.theguardian.com/culture/commentisfree/2020/jul/20/words-we-think-we-know-but-cant-pronounce-the-curse-of-the-avid-reader?fbclid=IwAR3apL96lZLR85cRCN7xrNVFYXJA84MNzqYfsawLcFdvlFgcK7jlS42SbCQ

I thought Shein was Shine too.

Not RTFT so apologies if this has been mentioned but I have a problem with Karcher. Should one pronounce it plus umlaut as a German would, or in the English way as “car Cher”?

I first heard the word quinine pronounced by a doctor in a film. He said Qw-EYE-nine. So I pronounced it like that for years until I was told it was Qwi-NEEN. I still have to make an effort to say it that way.

Sorry, you’ve got muddled here. Jeeves and Bates are val-etts, with the ‘t’ pronounced.

This is a highly coloured version of history,!

The language was a variant of what we would call French, the difference between the North and South was the word for yes was Oc in the south and Oui in the north. You can trace the remnants of these dialects in place names. Of course, at the time when these dialects were most separate , France as a unified country did not exist.

although the Cathars were mainly strong in the South, by no means all the inhabitants were members. The main reason for the war was probably because the French , having absorbed/ conquered Normandy and Aquitaine wanted to confirm their dominance in the further South. The pope facilitated the religious pretext.

loewe themselves get it! 😆

I've never needed to say it but now I know, thanks. I don't even know what they sell.

I too fell into the “Her-me-ow-nee” trap when reading Harry Potter for the first time!

Have also fallen foul of surnames of people like Featherstonehaugh (Fanshawe) and Belvoir (Beaver).

Also have occasional work conversations with a gentleman with the surname Bastard and have to be very careful!

@CaveMum Really? Is that a joke? 😮
Have never seen the name Feather….. but heard Fanshaw. I always say Belvoir as it’s written . Oops!

Could it be regional? My French GCSE and A Level teachers (native French) both said it the same way as @TheBoots

Really not a joke @Benjispruce4 - a friend of mine married a Featherstonehaugh and his family all pronounce it Fanshawe!

Belvoir is also definitely Beaver: thelincolnite.co.uk/2022/07/bee-va-or-bel-vwar-new-belvoir-advert-sets-the-record-straight/

Oh thank god it’s not just me!!

www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/how-do-you-pronounce-belvoir-featherstonhaugh-and-bagehot-227460
This article says otherwise.

@Sunbird24 We use Catherine Cheater French instruction at primary school and the French voice recordings say Je vais aller with the s.

I’m now very confused about the French. I learned French initially in U.K. and then lived for a bit in Alsace, and for a much longer time in Belgium, so was prepared to be told by a Parisian friend that I was wrong.

Broccoli 🥦
I’ve always said broc-o-lee
Despite there being an i at the end I’ve never said broc-o-lie and have always silently judged those that do 😉

B'Stard?

@eurochick I also speak French and Italian. And have studied linguistics. I'm well aware of the common roots thank you. This word is Italian, before adopted into French. Please don't talk down to posters when you don't know their background.

That’s how I say it. Although I usually end up saying svar-thingy.😁

Please don't talk down to posters when you don't know their background.
@Wheredoallthepensgo MN would cease to exist 🤣