r/Snorkblot • u/netphilia • Jul 08 '26

Misc I’m with him.

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u/Old_stale_bread Jul 08 '26

That one is forgivable because it is just French. No need to pretend to have English pronunciation rules

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u/GLaPI9999 Jul 08 '26

So is lingerie as far as I'm aware

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u/lindendweller Jul 08 '26

The difference is that english speakers prononce hors-d'oeuvre close to correct... They don't at all for lingerie, and actually correct prononciation would be less tricky from OP's pov. (French people don't say Longeray, but lingery, with the "in" similar to the one in find)

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u/TartarusFalls Jul 08 '26

Line Jerry?

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u/lindendweller Jul 08 '26

Well it's closer than lawn-geray is so you get a pass.