• Vanth@reddthat.com
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      4 months ago

      I’ll level up the pedantry. In French, it’s spelled expresso but still pronounced with a “ss” sound because that’s how it works in French. So they aren’t just probably mispronouncing the Italian word, they’re also possibly misreading the French word.

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        4 months ago

        You’re incorrect, “expresso” in French is pronounced /ɛk.spʁɛ.so/.

        I’m a snobby barista, so I stick to the more Italian-like prononciation even when speaking French, but the French word expresso is pronounced as its written.

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          4 months ago

          I’m inclined to listen to the three unrelated French people I know on the pronunciation. Idk, maybe a regional thing 🤷