I pronounce the word "cache" as "cash". I was with a co worker, who when he cleared the cache on his IE program, pronounced it in the french way "ca shay". Is that an acceptable pronouncation?
No, that's not acceptable way to pronounce that word, whether one is French or American.
Dictionary.com gives the American explanation. The French one is defined by the "CAREFUL" rule, which is that in French one does not pronounce the last letter of a word unles that letter is one of CRFL.
So "cache" in French omits the final 'e' and the terminal phoneme is "ch" or "sh". Likewise, "cachet" omits the final 't' from pronounciation and the terminal phoneme is "ay".
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Date: 2006-11-08 09:14 pm (UTC)Dictionary.com gives the American explanation. The French one is defined by the "CAREFUL" rule, which is that in French one does not pronounce the last letter of a word unles that letter is one of CRFL.
So "cache" in French omits the final 'e' and the terminal phoneme is "ch" or "sh". Likewise, "cachet" omits the final 't' from pronounciation and the terminal phoneme is "ay".
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Date: 2006-11-08 09:20 pm (UTC)That's not how I personally pronounce it. I use the "sh" as terminal.
I don't have the right phenomonic characters/knowledge to explain what I mean better than that.