From LaCroix to Louboutin, You’re Probably Saying These Words Wrong
We know you love LaCroix (even designing your very own can), but are you pronouncing it right? If you’ve been calling it “Lah-Crwah,” then you’ve been saying it totally wrong. In fact, it’s “La-Croy:” “It rhymes with ‘enjoy’” the website tells us. But that’s not the only thing you’ve been mispronouncing. According to Ross and Kathryn Petras, authors of You’re Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse, some of the most common foods, brands, fashion designers and locations may not be said exactly as you think. In fact, they may not sound AT ALL like you think. Let us blow your minds!
Check out these words and how to actually say ‘em.
FOODS
açaí: ah-sigh-EE
bánh mì: bahn MEE
bouillon: BOOL-yen or BOOL-yon (with a very light l sound)
bruschetta: broo-SKEH-tah
endive: EN-dive or AHN-deev
gyro: YEE-roh
kefir: kuh-FEER
phở: fuh
quinoa: KEEN-wah
FOOD BRANDS
Fage: FAH-yay
Hoegaarden: HOO-gar-duhn
Laphroaig: la-FROYG
Moët & Chandon: Mwett eh SHA(n)-doh
Stolichnaya: stoh-LEECH-nye-a
FASHION DESIGNERS
Bulgari: BUHL-guh-ree
Givenchy: zhee-VON-she
Hermès: AIR-mehz
Ralph Lauren: LOR-uhn [not lor-EN]
Louboutin: loo-boo-TAH(n), with a soft n
Yves Saint Laurent: eev sahn LOR-uhn
Louis Vuitton: LOO-ee VWEE-tah(n), with a soft n
LOCATIONS
Budapest: boo-da-PESHT
Colombia: co-LOHM-bee-ya
Qatar: kuh-tahr
Uranus: YOOR-uh-nuss
Which words have you been saying wrong? Tweet us @BritandCo!
(h/t The Atlantic; photos via Getty)
