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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
foyer
Hi,
foyer = an entrance hall in a private house or flat/apartment
(1) How do most AmEng speakers pronounce "foyer"?
With a schwa at the end?.. or with an "ya" sound (a la French)?
(2) I understand AmEng speakers don't usually use 'foyer' for 'lobby'? ...and the word combinations such as theather/hotel foyer are very rare in AmEng?
Thank you!
mus-te
foyer = an entrance hall in a private house or flat/apartment
(1) How do most AmEng speakers pronounce "foyer"?
With a schwa at the end?.. or with an "ya" sound (a la French)?
(2) I understand AmEng speakers don't usually use 'foyer' for 'lobby'? ...and the word combinations such as theather/hotel foyer are very rare in AmEng?
Thank you!
mus-te
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1) In American English, foyer is most commonly pronounced as rhyming with lawyer . 2) In American English foyer means a relatively small space at the entrance of a house or other building, which is perhaps where coats/umbrellas are stored and which may have a few seats available for waiting. Wide open spaces like those seen at movie theaters and hotels are universally called lobbies.
- 1) In American English, foyer is most commonly pronounced as rhyming with lawyer .
- 2) In American English foyer means a relatively small space at the entrance of a house or other building, which is perhaps where coats/umbrellas are stored and which may have a few seats available for waiting.
- Wide open spaces like those seen at movie theaters and hotels are universally called lobbies.
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1) In American English, foyer is most commonly pronounced as rhyming with lawyer.
2) In American English foyer means a relatively small space at the entrance of a house or other building, which is perhaps where coats/umbrellas are stored and which may have a few seats available for waiting. Wide open spaces like those seen at movie theaters and hotels are universally
2) In American English foyer means a relatively small space at the entrance of a house or other building, which is perhaps where coats/umbrellas are stored and which may have a few seats available for waiting. Wide open spaces like those seen at movie theaters and hotels are universally
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