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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

People will complain about that but not look twice at "rendezvous".

I don't think that I've ever heard anybody pronounce "chaise longue" correctly. It's "shay long".

[–] dave@feddit.uk 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Actually (pronounced acktschually) it’s ‘shayz long’ The ‘s’ is usually only silent when it’s the last letter of the word.

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You should hear how the French pronounce it. Can’t even recognise it as English anymore.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Why do you say that? It's just chez long. At worst it's like chez long-uh. So it's really just a different accent more than anything. Also, the word is french not english so..

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think you got whooshed on that last english part.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hah.. yeah, you're right xD. My bad

[–] ODGreen@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Shez Long

It literally means long chair. Not lounge chair.

Nobody pronounces "bruschetta" correctly; it's "broo-SKET-ta"

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

An Italian told me off through the TV set and I promised never to say "broo-SHET-ta" again.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

chez ≠ chaise