Talk:Sur La Table

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[edit] Pronunciation

Can someone please explain the proper pronunciation of Sur La Table within the article? Sur la tahb, etc.? jengod 19:33, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

That's a good question. I've never seen a source on it, and it's really an English-language use of a French phrase, so I tend to hear sur la tahb. But I don't know if the company has an official stance. -- Scarequotes 19:41, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Internally they use the proper French pronunciation (as outlined above). Some customers pronounce it that way, others pronounce it "'sir lah tah-bleh, while others pronounce it "sir lah tay-bull". They don't 'correct' the various pronunciations; as noted it's a French phrase used in the U.S., and they're not snobs about it.