mispronouncing French
GOSS9
Message 32521
· 13 Nov 2002 09:05:56
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Simple, they want to convey two messages:
1. When they travel abroad, they want to indicate
that Scotland is not England, and
2. They want people in Scotland to think they are
well traveled.
Back to the original thread with a slight change of
direction.
Our dance terms that sound like ...
jeté that sounds like a short dock, |JE-tee|
coupé as |COO-pay|
chasse [slip step] as |CHAH-see| but not as bad as
the American |sa-SHAY|
Other frenchisms in Scotland
valet and buffet with the final "t" sounded
