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Really · 80-89, M
Maybe when N. Americans learn to pronounce it: Why use foreign words at all if you don't know how to say them or even what they really mean?
https://howdoyousaythatword.com/word/lingerie/
"Lingerie is French [b]for[/b] [u]underwear[/u] - it comes from the word 'linge' which means 'linen'... mispronunciation has become so prevalent that if you use the correct pronunciation in English people will try to correct you..... Perhaps you can get away with 'lon:zhu:ray' in Boise, Idaho or some hack TV channel....."
https://howdoyousaythatword.com/word/lingerie/
"Lingerie is French [b]for[/b] [u]underwear[/u] - it comes from the word 'linge' which means 'linen'... mispronunciation has become so prevalent that if you use the correct pronunciation in English people will try to correct you..... Perhaps you can get away with 'lon:zhu:ray' in Boise, Idaho or some hack TV channel....."