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<A href="mailto:yosemite@RETEMAIL.ES" title=yosemite@RETEMAIL.ES>Yosemite</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 02, 2000 1:36
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> E-less Fiancé</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
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<DIV>A friend of mine from the Chicago area says that it's common in her
circle to hear "fiancé" pronounced as if it rhymed with nuance. I'm from
California, part of my family is southern and part midwestern, and I have
heard that pronunciation in my life. How common is it? How correct is
it?</DIV>
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<DIV>Guy:</DIV>
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<DIV>I've never heard this pronunciation either, and I'm from Seattle.
How "correct" or "incorrect" it is, I wouldn't know. Obviously "fiance"
has been borrowed from French, but it's not surprising it would get anglicized
over time. For instance, you might want to listen some time to how
people pronounce a word like "reservoir" and see what you think(especially if
you know French).</DIV>
<DIV>Anne Gilbert</DIV>
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