How do you pronounce Pret a Manger?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was pret ah mon jay.

This is what I say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is confusion about the pronunciation because of the "a" which is obviously a vowel. Typically you would not pronounce the "t" in "pret" but since it's followed by a vowel you make the elision.

French person again. Correct.

So when we shorten it to Pret, should it actually be Pray, with no t? Maybe saying the whole thing is safer after all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is confusion about the pronunciation because of the "a" which is obviously a vowel. Typically you would not pronounce the "t" in "pret" but since it's followed by a vowel you make the elision.

French person again. Correct.

So when we shorten it to Pret, should it actually be Pray, with no t? Maybe saying the whole thing is safer after all!

Or you could argue that the shortened form is Pret because that's where people choose to stop in pret/amanzhay

Everyone at my office says "Pret," and pronounces the t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay here's another one. How do you guys say Net a porter? I say Net a portay but have heard many folks also say net a porter. Another pun on pret a porter!

You're right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay here's another one. How do you guys say Net a porter? I say Net a portay but have heard many folks also say net a porter. Another pun on pret a porter!

I wouldn’t say that, because I don’t even know what that is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I find it confusing and pretentious. I go to McDonalds instead.

I love you.

Me too.

you are easy to impress and confuse.

[Anonymous]

Since it's french, I don't feel obligated to pronounce the whole thing. So I will say pret ah monj. And stop there since french people always just quit talking in the middle of words.

[Anonymous]

J not zh

[Anonymous]

I remember going in Heathrow airport a decade or so ago. It was really, really good! I wished we could have one in the US. Flash forward to last week, I was in NYC and there was one seemingly on every single corner in midtown. I went twice and the food was GROSS. Bland, boring, blah. I think they expanded too fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:J not zh

'j' is not helpful as it can be interpreted as soft or hard, like the j in jam is hard and the j in the French male name Jean is soft.

[Anonymous]

Pret Ah Mong Zhay -- zh like the "s" in treasure

[Anonymous]

I pronounce it:

o-ver-pric-ed-crap-py-food

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I pronounce it:

o-ver-pric-ed-crap-py-food

::grasps chipotle chicken and avocado wrap menacingly::

[Anonymous]

And the only reason the t in Pret is pronounced at all, is because it is followed by a vowel!

[Anonymous]

I wish Pret would come to SF.