Day 343 - How to Pronounce "Boeuf Bourguignon"

Day 343.

I must have typed the words "Boeuf Bourguignon" at least 100 times since I've been writing this blog and I'll be honest--I've never been able to spell it correctly and I've never felt to need to learn how. But that's all been willful ignorance. Today, I realized that I've been pronouncing it wrong too. Or rather, I learned how to pronounce it from FRENCH LANGUAGE EXPERT JULIE POWELL and she's been pronouncing it wrong THIS WHOLE TIME.

As you can see in the video clip embedded below at the 0:22 second mark, Julie pronounces "Boeuf Bourguignon" as BOOF BOR-GIG-NOAN, which sounds French. Or I guess, it sounds French enough for me.



So then I just assumed that's how it was pronounced. Y'know, cuz I assume this was a heavily researched movie and Amy Adams worked with a foreign language coach or something.

Apparently not.

As you can see (or hear, I guess), real French people pronounce it BEUHHF BOAR-GEEIG-NOAN. Completely different. This whole Julie faux-French accent thing was pointed out to me by my French-speaking friend, Jack, as he was re-watching Julie & Julia today on Lifetime. Why he was watching Lifetime in the first place, I don't know.

But this mispronunciation revelation has dangerous implications for the rest of the film. If they managed to mangle "Boeuf Bourguignon," then what other word atrocities lie waiting for us?

Is it actually "GOOLIA CHEELD?" You know, the author of "MURSTERING THE FART OF FRANCH KOOCKLING?" "GNOT MARRRC ROOFALOO?"

My world has been turned upsiiyeed dune.

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