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> In cases like “fillet” and “valet” American English goes with “French” pronunciation. British English is even less consistent, using the French pronunciation
by chimeracoder 3y ago
> In cases like “fillet” and “valet” American English goes with “French” pronunciation.
British English is even less consistent, using the French pronunciation of "valet" for one of its two meanings and the Anglicized pronunciation for the other meaning.
- Affric 3y agoYes. I knowingly chose the example. If you want a less controversial example use the word “one” and consider the voiced labial–velar approximant.