Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t...
by MiroF on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:20PM
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> I said it was pronounced with an English accent,
Cachet is an english word in this context, so how could the English pronunciation be incorrect?
> "è" (or "et" in French) is pronounced /ɛ/. Wikipedia will confirm that this is indeed the same sound as in "best"
Yep.
> "é" is not the same sound. It's pronounced /e/ like in "fiancée"
Also yep. Nobody is disputing you on those.
The problem is when you're saying that the english pronunciation for an english word is
incorrect." It can't be. Cachet, in this context, is an english word and this is the english pronunciation.
Cachet is an english word in this context, so how could the English pronunciation be incorrect?
> "è" (or "et" in French) is pronounced /ɛ/. Wikipedia will confirm that this is indeed the same sound as in "best"
Yep.
> "é" is not the same sound. It's pronounced /e/ like in "fiancée"
Also yep. Nobody is disputing you on those.
The problem is when you're saying that the english pronunciation for an english word is incorrect." It can't be. Cachet, in this context, is an english word and this is the english pronunciation.