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Thread #140265 Message #3223051
Posted By: Jim Dixon
14-Sep-11 - 09:19 AM
Thread Name: BS: ...age pronunciation
Subject: RE: BS: ...age pronunciation
This is one of several words that Americans stick closer to the French pronunciation while Brits have anglicized it.
Examples:
Café – American: caf-FAY – British: CAFF-fay or CAFF.
Fillet – American: fil-LAY – British: FILL-it.
Garage – American: ga-ROZH or ga-RODGE – British: GAIR-ridge.
But there are also words where the opposite has happened:
Lingerie – American: LAWN-jer-AY – British: LAN-jer-ee.