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james_chew_84
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How many pronunciation does buffet have?
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james_chew_84 said:How many pronunciation does buffet have?
As far as I know two - the English word buffet (side table, laid out meal) and Buffett the name (note two ts).
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TheMadBaron
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It sounds like "buffay". It's French.
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TheMadBaron
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It sounds like "buffay". It's French.
There are two different tonal pronunciations, but you needn't worry about that.
There are two different tonal pronunciations, but you needn't worry about that.
james_chew_84 said:How many pronunciation does buffet have?
There are three pronunciations: There's the noun buffet, from the French word meaning stool, and there's the verb buffet, from the French word bufe[/u] (blow).
Buffet, Noun (English)
1) bu-fei ('u' as in book) Standard Pronunciation
2) bu-fei ('u' as in up) Vowel neutralization
Buffet, Verb (English)
1) bu-fit ('u' as in up)
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