Salade Nicoise

[Boris]

So I went to lunch yesterday on business. We went to one of those slightly upscale restaurants so popular in downtown Palo Alto. I ordered the Salade Nicoise.

I said "I'd like the Salade Nisswaazz please."

The waitress gets this snotty look on her face and says "Oh, OK. You want the Salade Nisswaa." with a heavy emphasis on the "nisswaa".

And I'm sittin there like spare me the attitude bitch. I took French in highschool. I took French in college. The default rule is if there is a vowel following the last consonant, then you pronounce the consonant. Otherwise the consonant is silent.

What is the correct pronunciation?

[FatMan]

I believe the correct pronunciaton is, "You just lost your tip."

[spamuell]

I thought you were right but I wasn't 100% sure so I checked:

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SYLLABICATION: sa·lade ni·çoise
PRONUNCIATION: sä-läd n-swäz

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link (http://www.bartleby.com/61/62/S0036250.html)

Go back and tell her.

[nicky g]

Your pronunciation was absolutely correct. Your default rule was pretty much correct. I bet the salad was not at all correct /images/graemlins/blush.gif /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[daryn]

that is so awesome. you should go back and shove it in her face. dumb broad.

[maryfield48]

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I believe the correct pronunciaton is, "You just lost your tip."

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This is the perfect answer. But after you've finished your meal, of course.

[M2d]

Bacon Cheeseburger

[Topflight]

how [censored] hilarious.

[Blarg]

The correct pronunciation is that which is held until after the point at which she can spit in your food.

[ethan]

Your pronunciation's correct. Hers would be if it was a "Salad Nicois". The same idea holds for a lot of French...for instance, you don't pronounce the "n" if the word ends "-ien" but you do if it ends "-ienne".

[kyro]

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I believe the correct pronunciaton is, "You just lost your tip."

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haha, very nice.