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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree it is pronounced "oat" but with the slightest hint of a soft "h" at the beginning. [/quote] In American English but not in French. [/quote] 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.[/quote]
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