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Moet & Chandon - pronunciation
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In a recent promotional advert, it appeared this was being pronounced as mo-ette. I had always assumed that this was incorrect. In an episode of The Royle Family, Jim is heard to say of his glass of pomagne - This is every bit as good as mo-ette. I had always assumed that the correct french pronunciation was mo-ay.
Can anyone advise?
Can anyone advise?
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Dris ...
If anyone does try to "correct" you, you should draw their attention to the two small dots over the "e"
This is an umlaut ... common in German, but very unusual in French.
The effect is to harden the "e" and "t".
The normal French pronunciation of "et" would rhyme with "hay"
Because of the umlaut, in Moet, it rhymes with "wet"
The bit that most people say wrongly is the "&" which, for some bizarre reason, most people say in English !!
If anyone does try to "correct" you, you should draw their attention to the two small dots over the "e"
This is an umlaut ... common in German, but very unusual in French.
The effect is to harden the "e" and "t".
The normal French pronunciation of "et" would rhyme with "hay"
Because of the umlaut, in Moet, it rhymes with "wet"
The bit that most people say wrongly is the "&" which, for some bizarre reason, most people say in English !!
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