"au jus"

[Tom Zurinskas]

for pronunciation of "au jus" thefreedictionary.com has ~oe ~zhue (~oe as in "toe", ~zh as in "vision" ~vizhin, ~ue as in "true". There is no good way in English to spell the ~zh sound, the leasty prevelant sound in English

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk





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> Poster: Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
> Subject: Re: "au jus"
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> Don't all English speakers have that sound in their inventory? http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/au#Pronunciation_2
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Seattle, WA
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> On Jan 23, 2012, at 5:53 AM, Charles C Doyle wrote:
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> > Is the question here really about the "open o" in the Frenchy word, whether those (Americans) who lack that vowell will hear it--or choose to pronounce it--as /a/ or /o/?
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> > --Charlie
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> > On 1/22/2012 12:55 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
> >> I've gone back and forth. I'm never sure which has more currency.
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> >> The Daily Kos instructs the public with its glossary to say "ah": http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/13/1044844/-Basic-Culinary-Definitions,-Part-I
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> >> And at http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2010/12/ah-oh-ah-beef-au-jus.html, Chef John says that "ah" is how he grew up saying it.
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> >> Benjamin Barrett
> >> Seattle, WA
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> >> On Jan 22, 2012, at 6:07 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> >>> Arby's has been advertising for years the serving of "au jus" that
> >>> comes with its roast beef sandwiches.
> >>>
> >>> The TV commercials used to say "oh zhoo."
> >>>
> >>> In the latest version, however, the announcer clearly says "ah zhoo." In
> >>> fact, the first two or three times I heard it, I though he was trying
> >>> to say "Anjou," which made even less sense.
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