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June 04, 2008
Top Chef/Bottom Pronouncer
I'm watching a Top Chef rerun, and it's driving me crazy because they're cooking with plantains and EVERYONE is pronouncing it "planTAIN." Which is incorrect. The right way to say the word is "planTIHN," like mountain or captain. Of course, when it comes to esoteric pronunciation, it's sometimes best to just go with the flow and not sound like the one asshole making a mistake. Your call, but it's always recommended one knows the rules before one busts 'em. (This coming from the girl who still has to pause and consider before saying the word "oregano.")
Posted by Bree at June 4, 2008 08:08 PM
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OMG... i was ridiculed recently for callin plantains: plan-TIHNs and not plan-TAYNE.. I was so mad because no matter who I asked they kept saying plan-TAYNE... If i don't know anything else, I know my damn english and it frustrated me how 95% of the people I asked honestly think they are correct in saying plan-TAYNE.... Glad to know i'm not alone in this confusion... LoL
Posted by: Appleakb at July 18, 2008 06:21 PM