Jewelry

[Pearlee]

I'm Jewish, and my preferred word for "jewelry"  is "mine."   

(I love jewelry)

[Shanus]

I love Stephen Dweck’s jewelry...drool over it online, but especially in person, mostly when I get to a Neiman’s. I admire his design esthetic and color combinations of gemstones. I dipped my toe into color last time he was on and purchased the ring that was very pale green (almost clear, quite neutral). 

Apologies for making a big deal about pronunciation of “jewelry”. To each her own. 

[Shaunac]

Didn't read all the posts, but host Kristine Zell doesn't know how to pronounce jewelry.  Makes me nutty. 

Or, Jayne and the way she pronounces saw.  Like, "I saw the rainbow today".  Jayne says:  "I sawl the rainbow today". 

I don't get it.   

[pommom]

@PhilaLady1

Yes, I agree.  Your example is better than mine.  

[bonnielu]

I travel and have friends from all over the US.  Depending upon where you came from or where you grow up there are differences in the way words are pronounced.  And there are pet expressions.  Where I live now people go DOWN THE ROAD to shop in areas that  are city---- unlike our rural setting.  And some words just in our tri state area are pronounced differently.  No  problem, no matter.  I just want to be treated well and to Pay It Forward.  

[bonnielu]

The more I think about this I may never say the word again.  I checked it out and I say it differently everytime I say it.  LOL

[Pecky]

I think it is were you come from people have different accent's.  Some say tomato differently.  I really don't understand what the big deal is.  

[GingerPeach]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

He did not mispronounce the word. Either way is acceptable.

How about the word marquise...?  with a 'keys' or a 'key'? bugs me.  Either way is acceptable here, too.

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@SilleeMee 

Marquis is pronounced "markee"

Marquise (the wife of a marquis) is pronounced "markeez"

That's if you are using the French pronunciations.

I should correct this.  The first is the masculine, the second is the feminine.  A woman ought to be able to be a marquise without being married to one.  Perhaps not in ancient times, but surely today.  But that's a whole other discussion.

[GingerPeach]

On a related note, and not jewelry-related, so someone else can start a new thread in Fashion, but I was sure I heard Sandra Bennett say "TWAH" instead of "TWAHL" for "toile" in a recent show of Isaac's when they were selling the 24/7 ankle pants.

He kept saying it properly with the last "L" pronounced but she didn't pick up on it.  Maybe he spoke to her afterward?  That would have been kind, I think.

When you learn French, you may have learned the trick that the consonants making up the word CaReFuL (CRFL) are typically pronounced at the ends of French words (although there are exceptions such as verbs ending in "R").

So:

Motif = "moteef" not "motee"

Armagnac = "armunyac" not "armunya"

Toile = "twahl" not "twah"

Hiver = "eevehr" not "eevay"

[Margui]

That's right! Jewelry and jewellery are correct. Just the word tomato being pronounced differently. About the German brand Adidas, it's Adi- das, not Adeeras, like the Americans say it.