Tuesday, January 25, 2011

brazier, brassserie and brassiere

Easy to confuse these words. Especially if you hear them with the novice ear.

brazier - container for fire

brasserie - literally, a brewery in French, but in actuality, a more informal restaurant. Some put restaurant, then bistro and then brasserie and finally cafe...

brassiere - bra in French

Forvo makes it easy to learn the ways to pronounce these words too.

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