25 Words You've Probably Been Mispronouncing Your Entire Life

[GulfCoast66]

68. Hardly a French speaker, but play one when I travel. Isn't is a little more subtle?

While I learned that the ‘e’ is not really pronounced it is not said exactly like Americans would pronounce Fort. Where the ‘t’ is the final sound and often pronounced in a minimal manner. In my mind the French would use a little trick of the tongue to produce a slight sound after the ‘t’? When I pronounce French words ending with a hard ending followed by an e I was taught to add something extra. I am doing a bad job here trying to explain what I mean, but my French got better once I tried to pay attention to the nuances that are not found in English.

That said, I totally agree it would not be pronounced as ‘For-tay’.

I am sincerely asking. I will never be fluent in French because I started too late and my ear cannot pick it up quickly. But I am often complemented on my pronunciation. If I am wrong please let me know.