[General] Original Pronunciation of "Entrepreneur" ?

[EngFan]

Dear all,

As you all know, the word of "Entrepreneur" originated from French, I understand its pronuniciation in English[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] ɒntr ə prə ˈnɜː[/FONT][/FONT], but I wanted to know if it's same as the original French pronunciation. Please advise.

EngFan

 

[5jj]

As you all know, the word of "Entrepreneur" originated from French, I understand its pronuniciation in English[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] ɒntr ə prə ˈnɜː[/FONT][/FONT], but I wanted to know if it's same as the original French pronunciation. Please advise.

No, it's not.

 

[BobK]

:up: Though it's recognisable, and - unlike a lot of French borrowings into English - at least we get the stress right. The /t/ and the /p/ are similar; everything else is different.

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