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> And will an American spell "Dorise" as "Dorize" if you're telling them that word on the phone ? I'd pronounce it as "Doris", maybe adding "-with-an-e" but a
by zimpenfish 6y ago
> And will an American spell "Dorise" as "Dorize" if you're telling them that word on the phone ?
I'd pronounce it as "Doris", maybe adding "-with-an-e" but a French person would pronounce it "Dohreeze" according to the internets.
Dunno if that would make an American lean toward "Dorise" rather than "Dorize" though.
- BrandoElFollito 6y agoI confirm the French pronunciation, even though I did not know the word. Now that I know it means "to become Doric in manner or style", I do not know how I could have missed this obvious meaning :)