Brits told they've been pronouncing 'croissant' wrong all this time
Croissants those buttery, flaky, crescent-shaped pastries are a favourite everywhere. Enjoyed warm with lashings of butter and jam, filled to the brim with chocolate, or topped with almonds; not to mention the hearty ham and cheese versions or simply plain.
They're often hailed as one of France's finest exports, alongside silver screen icon Marion Cotillard.
Yet many Brits have apparently been butchering the pronunciation of 'croissant', earning a scoff from our Gallic neighbours who might well consider us "les incompetents".
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For those innocently saying 'cross-aunt' or even attempting a more continental 'cross-son', it's time for a reality check both miss the mark.
A social media storm ensued on Threads when VeryBritishProblemsOfficial asked: "What's a word from a foreign language that Brits absolutely love to try and pronounce very correctly? I'll go for: 'croissant'."
Amongst the numerous replies was one user questioning: "Errrr, how do you say croissant? Coz I say cross-onts." While another pondered if 'cross-aunt' was indeed a faux pas. Then, someone dropped the bombshell: "It's kwa-son, like the start of quack."
A quick Google search vindicates this 'kwa-son' is the correct pronouncement.
The thread unleashed a bevy of British pronunciation peeves, as one person said: "Fillet. Drives me nuts. Like nails on a chalkboard." Another asked: "Any native English speakers? Please read out loud 'Marylebone'." Someone replied: "Marr-Lee-Bone (emphasis on Marr)."
If you pride yourself on not only pronouncing words correctly but also indulging responsibly, you'll be gobsmacked to learn that your technique for eating McVitie's Jaffa Cakes might have been amiss all these years.
The eternal debate has raged over whether the Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit, but theres a fresh twist that has thrown chocolate orange aficionados into utter disarray - it turns out we've all been scoffing Jaffa Cakes upside down!
An emissary from McVitie and Price, the wizards behind the beloved Jaffa Cakes, let slip that the chocolaty segment of this iconic snack is in fact the base. This bombshell implies that for eons, we've been incorrectly clasping and chomping on Jaffa Cakes in a topsy-turvy manner.
The truth bubbled to the surface when an inquisitive soul by the name of David approached the official Jaffa Cake page seeking to quash the argument definitively, querying, "what side of the Jaffa is the bottom?"
The answer he was given, which he broadcast via a screenshot in the Facebook collective Family Lockdown Tips and Ideas, showed the firm elucidating: "Hi David, our Jaffa Cakes go through a reservoir of chocolate, so the chocolate is on the bottom. Thanks, Jaffa Cakes."
David's knee-jerk response to the startling reveal was incredulous as he blurted out: "WTF dude". But his shock was hardly singular; another individual echoed the sentiment, chiming in with "OMG just turned my world upside down," mirroring the shared dismay.