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And "valet" is supposed to rhyme with "ballot" not "ballet" but you'll still sound like an idiot if you say "take your car to the val-it"
by pants2 6mo ago
And "valet" is supposed to rhyme with "ballot" not "ballet" but you'll still sound like an idiot if you say "take your car to the val-it"
- aksss 6mo agoDrink some clarit with the valit over a good filit.
- gnabgib 6mo agoWhat's your reference? Cambridge: /ˈvæl.eɪ/ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/valet https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/valet (britannica[0], merriam-webster[1]) [0]: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/audio?word=va%2Alet&file=valet001 https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/audio?word=va%2Alet... [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valet https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valet
- pants2 6mo agoYour Merriam Webster source has "val-it" as the first pronunciation (but I think in this case both are correct and valit is less common)
- gnabgib 6mo agoIt does.. and I've never heard anyone say it that way (and I appreciate that you chose the only dictionary that gave anything close to your argument).. but that's still nothing like "ballot".
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- Deebster 6mo agoJeeves (the gentleman's personal gentleman) is a valet that would be pronounced VAL-et.