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Old 12-11-2006, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Cooney View Post
I'm corrupted by years of American pronunciation (haut cuisine, haut couture, etc...) where we pronounce all the letters. Most of the time I hear it spoken in French, I can't hear an H on it, or even a T on it in many cases!
It must be haute cuisine and haute couture, even in English? (both noun are feminine)
In French, "haute couture" is good but I don't remember having heard "haute cuisine". Rather "grande cuisine"...

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Originally Posted by SupaKrupa View Post
Is it common or uncommon in French that you can translate it exactly word for word?
Don't worry, it happens more often that you'd expect it.
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