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minus-squarepsudlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoVisit the link I linked, listen to the samples of French speakers from different regions saying the word
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoI did, and all but the very heavily accented Quebecois one say it the way it should be said, similar to crept.
minus-squarepsudlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoWell here’s the English word: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crepe#English Unfortunately you’ll have to read the IPA to get the British pronunciation, as the only recorded version is the US pronunciation.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·22 hours agoYes, but what we want is the correct pronunciation, so for that you have to go see the French version.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours ago“Correct” is how it’s pronounced in your area. For example, Nissan: UK: ni (as in nip) san (a as in apple) US: knee-sahn (ah as in “aha”); much closer to the original Japanese Each is correct in the given region. Just because a word is borrowed doesn’t mean it needs to be pronounced the same.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoNah, the US one is more correct because it’s much closer to the original Japanese.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoWhen it comes to language, correct is not universal. A phrase or pronunciation may be “correct” in one part of the world but incorrect in another.
Visit the link I linked, listen to the samples of French speakers from different regions saying the word
I did, and all but the very heavily accented Quebecois one say it the way it should be said, similar to crept.
Well here’s the English word: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crepe#English
Unfortunately you’ll have to read the IPA to get the British pronunciation, as the only recorded version is the US pronunciation.
Yes, but what we want is the correct pronunciation, so for that you have to go see the French version.
“Correct” is how it’s pronounced in your area. For example, Nissan:
Each is correct in the given region.
Just because a word is borrowed doesn’t mean it needs to be pronounced the same.
Nah, the US one is more correct because it’s much closer to the original Japanese.
When it comes to language, correct is not universal. A phrase or pronunciation may be “correct” in one part of the world but incorrect in another.