How do you pronounce "Exposé"

[maclover001]

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Thanks!

 

[j26]

"Xposay"

 

[digitalnicotine]

ehks pose aye

 

[flopticalcube]

exposé |ˌekspōˈzā| |ˈˈɛksˈpoʊˈˈzeɪ| |ˈˈɛkspəˈˈzeɪ| |ɪkˈspəʊzeɪ|

 

[Tallest Skil]

Ex-po-say.

 

[karenflower]

Expozay. Rhymes with Tay Zonday.

 

[Much Ado]

Ex-po-sé

 

[cube]

Yeah, it's not "ei" at the end, but "e".

 

[flopticalcube]

Notice the accent on the e. Makes it sound like ei (or ay). The s is like a z.

 

[cube]

It's an acute e, like in Spanish. Not an e + i.

 

[Batt]

It's an acute e. Not an e + i.

No, it's an "ay" sound.

 

[Wild-Bill]

X

Pose

Ey !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cube]

If "ay" sounds like "Eh!", that is OK.

 

[flopticalcube]

It's an acute e, like in Spanish. Not an e + i.

Its a French word. Like in flambé.

 

[cube]

I know it's a French word. I am just telling you the French acute e sounds like the Spanish e.

 

[Much Ado]

Imagine a Canadian saying "expose"

 

[flopticalcube]

I know it's a French word. I am just telling you the French acute e sounds like the Spanish e.

Yes they both do. But so does e+i. Like in weight or freight. Unfortunately, the English language can also pronounce e+i like a long i as in height but that is the convention used in dictionaries for pronunciation.

 

[cube]

There's an "i" sound also in freight and height. It's not just a phonetic e.

 

[flopticalcube]

There's an "i" sound also in freight and height. It's not just a phonetic e.

freight |freɪt|
noun
1 goods transported by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
• the transport of goods by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
• a charge for such transport.
2 (in full freight train) a train of freight cars : sugar and molasses moving by freight.
3 a load or burden.

There is no "i" sound in freight. You might be thinking of fright

fright |frʌɪt|
noun
1 a sudden intense feeling of fear : I jumped up in fright.
• an experience that causes one to feel sudden intense fear : she's had a nasty fright | I got the fright of my life seeing that woman in the hotel.
2 a person or thing looking grotesque or ridiculous.

 

[cube]

"i" phonetic sound. not English "I" sound.

There's such a sound in freight. It doensn't sound like "fregt" (phonetic e).

 

[jackc]

Just like OS X:

Ten-pose-ay

 

[karenflower]

If, after all this, you're still confused Here's how the man himself pronounces it!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ktTNcj0fAM4

 

[cube]

So, just because SJ promounces Exposé like an American we are supposed to destroy the French language?

 

[rdowns]

Like this

 

[richard.mac]

well lets go to the trusty Terminal ey? type this in and youll get the correct pronunciation (to get an accented 'e' type "option+e+ then "e")

say Exposé

errr... hang on, thats not right! i dont think Apple have coded in the correct sound for Exposé like they have with "Mac OS X" and "iPod" etc.

heres the correct pronunciation. although you need a premium account to hear it the pronunciation, the one in brackets is justifiable enough.