An apartment complex near me has a sign that reads M-O-N-T-R-E-U-X, but on the TV commercial they pronounce it "Mawn-troe" I thought the spelling of that French word was M-O-N-T-R-E-A-U-X. Notice the missing "A" in their sign? I think the sign maker screwed up. What do you think?
2007-07-15 03:16:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Probably not. There's a city in Switzerland on Lake Geneva named Montreux, so that is a good spelling.
2007-07-15 04:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Montreux is the correct spelling for the town that hosts the film festival and others. Non-French often completely mess with the native pronunciation.
2007-07-15 06:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive seen it spelled both ways but im not sure, so it might be like both but the A spelling looks more like what ive seen the most
2007-07-15 03:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think not
2007-07-15 03:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Adam M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋