Take these French words that exist as well in English: résumé protégé sauté exposé café The French pronunciation for the é is simply /e/, which exists in English. So why is the widely accepted English pronunciation /eɪ/, rather than /e/?
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Take these French words that exist as well in English:
résumé
protégé
sauté
exposé
café
The French pronunciation for the é is simply /e/, which exists in English.
So why is the widely accepted English pronunciation /eɪ/, rather than /e/?
