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”.

@LadyEloise1 , that's right. Does it really matter, other than maybe being a bit embarrassed when corrected?
I say Clarins as Klarrins, because that's how I heard it first.
Some say Gieves (& Hawkes) as Jeeves, but the company says it as Geeves (g like in give)

@KirstenBlest What's the difference in sound between Clarins and Klarrins please? How should it be said?

I can't imagine saying those words differently unless one has a long a but the C and K would surely sound the same.

@CaptainMyCaptain , mais non, it is Cla-rans avec un french accent

Nah. I’m a fluent French speaker but if you’re in a UK department store that’s pretentious AF. Nothing wrong with an anglicised pronunciation. French people don’t attempt an English accent to pronounce ‘Burberry’ or ‘Alexander McQueen.’

@BretonBlue , but how do they say Burberry and Alexander McQueen in France? I'm thinking bir-bour-ee and Alexandre Mack-enn or something.

Agreed.

That was supposed to quote @BretonBlue

I'm in the SE of England and I've always heard valet pronounced without the T sound at the end.

However, when having a car cleaned the T is pounced: as in 'valeted'.

@CaptainMyCaptain , if I did say Clarins in a french way, I'd still probably use my own accent in the UK. I say Catherine Deneuve as Kathryn Dunnerve.

I used to say shagrin for chagrin, but someone laughed at me.

A friend says al-bate for albeit, garrish for garish, and feasty for fiesty

I would say shagrin to. How else? Ch as in Christmas or Ch as in chair?

too.

chag·rin
[ˈʃaɡrɪn, ʃəˈɡrɪn]

I really don't care how one pronounces L'Occitane, I just wish they'd bring out a perfume to match their Almond shower and hand creams.
As they have done with their Verbena range.

@LadyEloise1 that is my favourite hand cream.

@Tulipvase Thankyou :-)

In UK English Chagrin is indeed pronounced Shagrin. The American’s pronounce it differently.

Chagrin = shag-ran for me.

Oh dear, am I the only one who doesn't pronounce the n at the end of chagrin?

how do you not pronounce the n on the end of chagrin?

cha-gree? or cha-gri with a short i as in hip or chip.

Cha-grah, but I guess it's wrong😳
Luckily I don't use the word much.

Or Sha-grah probably describes it better...

@WiddlinDiddlin , it's a word taken from French, so the sha-grah is an approximation of the pronunciation.

I don't know how I managed to pick it up the French way though. Do other people use this pronunciation in English at all? I don't really speak French.

Ahh, that makes sense, I have neeeeever heard it pronounced like that!