Old 08-11-2012, 02:03 AM
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And let's not forget about Janome...Ja-NOME vs Ja-NO-me.

Part of the problem many Americans have with French words is that we eliminate all the accent marks that give clues to the pronunciation. It's written appliqué, façade and voilà...at least 'en français'.
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