I've noticed that American and British pronunciation of French loan words tend to be inverted, wherever one is using approximate french pronounciation, the othe

I've noticed that American and British pronunciation of French loan words tend to be inverted, wherever one is using approximate french pronounciation, the other has anglicized In the kitchen, the American standard favors the French: herb (herb vs urb) and filet (fill-it vs fill-eh) In a car, it is reversed: chassis (shassy vs chassy) and coupe (coop-eh vs coop) Others that differ include (all where Brits favour a francophone pronounciation) papier maché, en route, double entendre