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Originally Posted by Gary H
I'm Sorry, but I don't know where you got your information from!
I don't know of anywhere where Moet isn't pronounced anything but 'mo-ey', a 'Filet -o-fish' or 'Filet Mignon' will always be pronounced 'Fil-ay' because it's a name. A Fillet (pronounced Fil-et) would be used to describe a cut of meat or the noun - 'to fillet'.
I'm in the 'Porscha' depending on my mood
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Ahem....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%C3%ABt_et_Chandon
"Moët et Chandon (French pronunciation: [moɛte ʃɑ̃ɔ̃]"
Follow up post:
Gordon Ramsey pronouncing filet mignon...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfM_7uwH_Jw
By the way "to filet" is a verb not a noun.
Ok, I think I have made my point.