Learn to Pronounce FAUX PAS Correctly!

Learn how to pronounce faux pas correctly by understanding the syllables

Faux pas is a noun made up of 2 syllables.

Stress the 2nd syllable

fo PAH

Faux pas comes from French where it literally means ‘false step’.

In the picture we see a cup of coffee on a table in a cafe overlooking beautiful mountain and sea scenery.

The sentence example reads: Ordering a Cappuccino after 11 a.m. is considered a faux pas in Italian culture, where milk-based coffees are considered a part of breakfast.

Examples of faux pas from news items:

I’ve found myself spilling the date to various people and in one cringey faux pas told a friend the date and venue, as well as the fact that it’s an evening wedding.
Source: Slate
https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/08/dear-prudence-dont-want-to-go-to-moms-funeral.html

Sending money without any communication beforehand is a particularly egregious faux pas, but so is assuming familiarity with a person with whom you are not actually friends.
Source: The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/well-meaning-white-people-are-pouring-out-their-hearts–and-sending-money–to-their-black-friends/2020/06/06/05abc402-a67d-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html

On Friday, yet another faux pas: Mr. Matthews confused the identities of two African-American politicians, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina and Jaime R. Harrison, a Democrat running for Senate in that state.
Source: The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/business/media/chris-matthews-resigns-steps-down-msnbc.html

“I couldn’t believe with all my academic and sensitivity training I’d made such a faux pas.”
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49545535

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