haute?

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[Post New]02/20/2014 17:30
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Anonymous
How do you pronounce the word 'haute?' I think it rhymes with coat, but I'm not sure. Also, is the h silent? TIA!
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:32
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Anonymous
I believe in French it would be "oat," but when I say it that to an American they don't know what I'm talking about.
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:34
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Anonymous
I would have said hot, but I don't speak French.
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:35
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Anonymous
I think its like "ou." The h is silent and so is the t.
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:38
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Anonymous
It's pronounced like the word "oat".

I'm French so I know.
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:41
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Anonymous
I've always pronounced it somewhere between hot and oat, with a very soft "h" and almost an "ow" sound in the middle. I have no idea if that's actually correct, though, so I generally just avoid saying it .
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:42
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Anonymous
The T is most definitely not silent. Oat is correct.
[Post New]02/20/2014 17:46
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I think its like "ou." The h is silent and so is the t.


This pp is speaking out of their ass, lol
[Post New]02/20/2014 18:13
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Anonymous
Agree it is pronounced "oat" but with the slightest hint of a soft "h" at the beginning.
[Post New]02/20/2014 18:19
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think its like "ou." The h is silent and so is the t.


This pp is speaking out of their ass, lol


The T could be silent if it were haut and not haute.

Haute as in haute couture is pronounced kind of like oat. In reality the vowel is more forward and rounded but "oat" will do.

[Post New]02/20/2014 18:29
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Agree it is pronounced "oat" but with the slightest hint of a soft "h" at the beginning.


+1
[Post New]02/20/2014 20:00
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Agree it is pronounced "oat" but with the slightest hint of a soft "h" at the beginning.


In American English but not in French.
[Post New]02/20/2014 21:10
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree it is pronounced "oat" but with the slightest hint of a soft "h" at the beginning.


In American English but not in French.


It's still pronounced "oat" even when you're speaking English, e.g., "haute cuisine."

I think it's funny when I see actors in TV episodes use expressions like "leger de main" (which means slight of hand) but pronounce it as "ledger duh mayne." Obviously the writers weren't on set to explain how to pronounce it properly.

It's like in the movie Clueless, Alicia Silverstone actually thought the word "Haitians" was pronounced "Hati-ans" b/c she was reading it phonetically vs. actually knowing the actual pronunciation. The director didn't correct her b/c she though it was funny.
[Post New]02/20/2014 22:47
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Anonymous
Hautelook.com ?
[Post New]02/21/2014 09:27
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree it is pronounced "oat" but with the slightest hint of a soft "h" at the beginning.


In American English but not in French.


It's still pronounced "oat" even when you're speaking English, e.g., "haute cuisine."

I think it's funny when I see actors in TV episodes use expressions like "leger de main" (which means slight of hand) but pronounce it as "ledger duh mayne." Obviously the writers weren't on set to explain how to pronounce it properly.
It's like in the movie Clueless, Alicia Silverstone actually thought the word "Haitians" was pronounced "Hati-ans" b/c she was reading it phonetically vs. actually knowing the actual pronunciation. The director didn't correct her b/c she though it was funny.


I think it's funny when people don't know that "legerdemain" is an established English word that's been in use since the 15th century and is properly pronouned "ledger-de-mayne." http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legerdemain
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