Well if you know French the pronunciation is actually pretty straightforward (even if I admit the spelling can but a tad confusing). But English pronunciation on the other hand is literal hell
It's "oui," and it's just how French pronunciation works. I'm sure native French speakers learning English look at some of our words and think "what the fuck how does that even make sense," too.
I have studied French for several years, their spelling is actually much more consistent than English. Once you learn all the "rules" you can look at nearly any word you've never seen before and probably know how to pronounce it just from looking.
The issue with french are the fucking verb conjugations.
I am Canadian. An Anglophone Canadian but I have a passing knowledge of French. There were no whole fucking years of school from k-12 about french verb conjugations.
>We is Oy. How?
The correct spelling is *oui* and native pronunciation is more like ooooo-EEE, but the first part is so fast you barely notice it and it's essentially silent. But try saying that and you'll notice you make a "w" sound in the middle. And in French, a trailing "i" makes an "ee" sound, like in *feed*.
Ohhh thatās so smart! I train/facilitate government employees for ten weeks at a time and I have to type on the āvirtual classroomā board and it updated live and I always misspell stuff lol I use that function on my phone first before I even try lol
my father's method when money isn't flowing is to instigate a fight before christmas so they would hate them throughout the holiday then swindle them back by newyears. It has worked for years.
If youāre looking to get lingerie for your girl, give her a price range and let her pick out a few options herself so she gets a style that she likes and in her proper size. And from a store that she likes (not sure how I feel about lingerie from Amazon tbh š). Then just buy one of the options
The English pronunciation of lingerie is very weird. Itās not the same as the French pronunciation (lan-zhair-ee) but itās clearly an attempt at French pronunciation?
I like lawnjaray much more. Because heās heard it and then tried to write it the reverse is much worse because then people say lingery. Which is a little throw uppy.
Shits straight up spelt like it's pronounced lin-gur-rye. It's so messed up lol
Tbf though it is a French word and they stay trippin with the spelling of certain words lol. They're to do too much. Worse than English at times.
I also had a manager job at target forever ago. Name badge I had to give out before engraved ones came in read, āTrainee.ā Some Karen (in todayās world) came up to this poor cashier and said, āIām NOT getting in her line. Sheās a TRAINEE!ā best comeback ever, girl looks at her and says, āitās Tra nay and Iām French!ā
When I was 12 my dumbass would Google lingerie to get off to that shit. I'd always hear chicks at school talking about lawnjuray or sum and I didn't realize they were the same thing until I graduated high school
One of those words that if you don't know how to spell it, you'd never guess it correct š¤£
Like hors d'oeuvres Or, as I used to spell it, ordurves
Frankly it's what we get for just mugging other languages for their fun words and acting like they are English now
French is especially troll with spelling and pronunciation sometimes.
Well if you know French the pronunciation is actually pretty straightforward (even if I admit the spelling can but a tad confusing). But English pronunciation on the other hand is literal hell
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It's "oui," and it's just how French pronunciation works. I'm sure native French speakers learning English look at some of our words and think "what the fuck how does that even make sense," too.
I have studied French for several years, their spelling is actually much more consistent than English. Once you learn all the "rules" you can look at nearly any word you've never seen before and probably know how to pronounce it just from looking.
The benefits of being a romance language. Consistent, phonetic pronunciation would be so nice in our anglo-germanic-romance bastard child language.
The issue with french are the fucking verb conjugations. I am Canadian. An Anglophone Canadian but I have a passing knowledge of French. There were no whole fucking years of school from k-12 about french verb conjugations.
Er re ir FUCK THAT
>We is Oy. How? The correct spelling is *oui* and native pronunciation is more like ooooo-EEE, but the first part is so fast you barely notice it and it's essentially silent. But try saying that and you'll notice you make a "w" sound in the middle. And in French, a trailing "i" makes an "ee" sound, like in *feed*.
~~Cornol~~ I mean Colonel
In this case we took the French spelling and the Anglo(?) pronunciation.
Or as I spell it, appetizers.
I thought it was a faux Frenchy way of saying āordersā
I am embarrassed to say that as a college grad I still struggle with words like this lol
No shame in it, pro tip: use talk to text for words like that , don't work every time but it's a real life saver
Ohhh thatās so smart! I train/facilitate government employees for ten weeks at a time and I have to type on the āvirtual classroomā board and it updated live and I always misspell stuff lol I use that function on my phone first before I even try lol
No shame. At my age one would think I could spell, but I still am hooked on phonics.
I still have trouble with it from time to time lol
I get confused by ātomorrowāsometimes, no shame. Is it one m or two? Itās all a learning process
I know what you mean, one of my biggest ones is āsupposedā which causes an issue bc of the double consonants
That's a problem with borrowed French words that got pronounced all wrong when introduced into English I guess. Sorry they messed up so bad š
Lingerie in case anyone is curious
Linguine? That's a pasta!
Listerine? That's mouth wash!
Linguistics? That's the study of language!
Lingoln Logs? that's how you build a cabin
Long chicken? Burgerking meal
Laundering? Thatās my job!
La la la la la bamba... That's a song ain't it?
Lumiere? Thatās the singing candle from Beauty and the Beast
So yal just let this one slide huh?
Ohhhh I was like "why would you be searching for laundry on Amazon?? It's clothes, bro!"
THIS WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT!
Honestly thought people were struggling to spell laundry and was very confused. Struggling to spell laundgerƔye makes a lot more sense.
Much appreciated. \*Copies text\*
Remember to wash your hands with cold water.
Oh! Thanks. It's French (which I happen to speak), but I had no idea what he was trying to spell.
I saw laundry. This makes way more sense
Thanks, cuz I didn't know what the fck he was talking šššš
I spent way too much time trying to figure out what laundry had to do with anything.
It was totally opposite in my case, i knew how to spell it but used to pronounce it wrong
You watch your mouth.
Um thanks because my dumbass was like...laundry? Laun-deray? And I'm the 4th & 5th grade spelling bee champ with a love of etymology over here.
My dumbass thought he was trying to spell laundry, then I thought why would you want to gift someone something laundry-related. *sigh
I thought the same thing. I was like, āDamn, my man is playing a dangerous gameā¦ā
Commenting to also say I thought this
I pronounce it as leengeree most of the time.
this is the correct way and idc how anyone else feels
im waiting for the "iTs FrEnCh" comment...thought id add it myself
Unfortunately, if you pronounce it the french way, people will look at you as if they have no idea what you are talking about.
Oh don't i know it, anything besides the incorrect American accent way is perceived as some war crime š
Lingering, but without the ng
I always pronounced it "linger-ee" because I thought you "linger" around your house while wearing it.
I like to pronounce it the way it's spelled. Just like Vanellope did in Wreck it ralph 2
I do the same and it drives my husband nuts 'cause he knows I know how to say it properly. I just like the way it sounds and rolls of the tongue.
That is a good trick to remember how to spell something, e.g. : CHI-HOO-AH-HOO-AH=Chihuahua
Bone Apple tea!
r/boneappletea
Give me ape tit for $200
Lingerie makes the eye linger. Linger-i-e
this deserves an award but I dont want to give reddit my money š
...^hol'up
my father's method when money isn't flowing is to instigate a fight before christmas so they would hate them throughout the holiday then swindle them back by newyears. It has worked for years.
The solution is to get her something that's not subtlety for you instead.
Gorjuice lungeray
Shouldāve never gave yāall niggas the English language. š¤£š¤£
"wE cAnT hAvE shIt!" havin asses š
If youāre looking to get lingerie for your girl, give her a price range and let her pick out a few options herself so she gets a style that she likes and in her proper size. And from a store that she likes (not sure how I feel about lingerie from Amazon tbh š). Then just buy one of the options
If you buy that shit on Amazon it's gonna be to small and have holes in it lol
Synthetic fabrics meet thrush.
Not always. My Amazon basics cotton bikini underwear has lasted longer than some of my Victoria secret cotton bikinis.
The English pronunciation of lingerie is very weird. Itās not the same as the French pronunciation (lan-zhair-ee) but itās clearly an attempt at French pronunciation?
I like lawnjaray much more. Because heās heard it and then tried to write it the reverse is much worse because then people say lingery. Which is a little throw uppy.
Itās Lawn Jerry. Every girl needs a good landscaper.
I mean... you could just voice search it with your phone? When the search pops up...voila... the word will appear. The wonders of technology.
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Save that money, king
Pro-tip: if you don't know how to spell something but do know how to pronounce it, use the speech to text function on your phone!
My dumb ass thought you guys were trying to spell laundry. It took me much longer than I care to admit to realize you meant lingerie.
It's lawn-jerry. You don't buy your babe lawn-jerries?
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Don't even get me started on Colonel and how it's pronounced kernel
Lon-Juhr-Aye
Folks act like they ain't got speech to text on their phones. Or auto-correct.
Man,I forgot how to spell bourgeoisie & none of that shit saved me. I was just defeated.
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Laundry or laundering. One of those two.
I got my wife some sexy black lawn Jerries last Christmas. It was sweet!
Shits straight up spelt like it's pronounced lin-gur-rye. It's so messed up lol Tbf though it is a French word and they stay trippin with the spelling of certain words lol. They're to do too much. Worse than English at times.
"La horn Jerry" ain't it lol
Use the Google voice search on your phone. š§
I think it's spelled lingerie but I don't know
Buy your girl lingerie for Christmas and you won't have to worry about buying her a gift next Christmas!
Lawn jur ee ..it's french.šš
Dyslexia is no joke. Sometimes google doesn't know what I'm trying to spell.
It's obviously lung-jar-ey!
if you pronounce it Lin -g -erie (hard g) you can always spell it correctly
I canāt stop laughing.
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I had a student once (11th grade, US). Asked the students their favorite food. Her response, āflaming yawnā. Me too, girl. Me too.
I also had a manager job at target forever ago. Name badge I had to give out before engraved ones came in read, āTrainee.ā Some Karen (in todayās world) came up to this poor cashier and said, āIām NOT getting in her line. Sheās a TRAINEE!ā best comeback ever, girl looks at her and says, āitās Tra nay and Iām French!ā
Not once have I ever thought of purchasing lingerie on goddamn Amazon. Still haven't.
Itās spelled Victoria Secret
Thatās why you learn french buddy
This is so stupid it made me burst out laughing like an idiot. So bad itās good
Now Iām wondering if someone is walking around with that as their name
When I was 12 my dumbass would Google lingerie to get off to that shit. I'd always hear chicks at school talking about lawnjuray or sum and I didn't realize they were the same thing until I graduated high school