How do you correctly pronounce "LACOSTE"?

This is a stupid post, i know. The mods can delete it after i get an answer. And believe me i am a bit embarassed to be asking......

My gf and i are arguing over how to pronounce the french clothing company lacoste. (we were just at the beachwood store today....whoa expensive!!)

[u4b5774bdd1]Luh - cost - eh[/u4b5774bdd1]
luh rhyming with duh
cost exactly like the word
eh canadian

She says it is french so, Le-cost

None of the sales people there talked to me because i look poor so i dont know. They probably thought i was the driver.

By the way, beachwood place sucks, sucks, SUCKS to all the people living in ohio. Snotty sales people looking only for comission.

Anyone here French or just know?

me and the girlfriend are both voting la-cost, no canadian crapola

"la" as in pronounced "luh" or "laaaah"?

It's la-cos-te but the t in the coste is not pronounced to the extent of a Canadian eh. Imagine a frenchie with an accent saying cost.

[quote125dbf202c="hehehhehe"]It's la-cos-te but the t in the coste is not pronounced to the extent of a Canadian eh. Imagine a frenchie with an accent saying cost.[/quote125dbf202c]

so "la" as in "la la land"
"cos" as in "cost" without the "t"
and "te" as in "tea"
???

i agree except for the "tea" part

i agree with Admin. I'm call it Luh-cost. but i guess I could be wrong... I've never actually owned those clothes or been to a store (do they have their own store or only sold at others?). Who knows, i've seen a few people wear their line though...

[quote14e98e763f="cwncool"]i agree with Admin. I'm call it Luh-cost. but i guess I could be wrong... I've never actually owned those clothes or been to a store (do they have their own store or only sold at others?). Who knows, i've seen a few people wear their line though...[/quote14e98e763f]

beachwood has their own store
I will never go in that store again. I do not want to give them my business.

[quote13df6b41af="Dave82"][quote13df6b41af="hehehhehe"]It's la-cos-te but the t in the coste is not pronounced to the extent of a Canadian eh. Imagine a frenchie with an accent saying cost.[/quote13df6b41af]

so "la" as in "la la land"
"cos" as in "cost" without the "t"
and "te" as in "tea"
???

i agree except for the "tea" part[/quote13df6b41af]
I lived in France for 5 years and speak French fluently so I know exactly how it's pronounced, I'm not guessing.

La is pronounced la of course. As for the te, pronounce like how 'le' is pronounced in French (like in Le Mans - not eh or ey - more like a sound between e and u), but maybe a bit shorter.

EDIT In the end, just pronounce it like the way you like, you're not French. However, luh-cos-teh sounds like you're trying too hard and people should make fun of you.

[quotece14c307c2="hehehhehe"]

As for the te, pronounce like how 'le' is pronounced in French (like in Le Mans - not eh or ey - more like a sound between e and u), but maybe a bit shorter.[/quotece14c307c2]

?

"lee" like the jeans
or "le" like "lay" down for a nap?


Ah, who cares.

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dictionary.com says it's luh-kawst

[quote5996f2a6cb="ChaSongjo"]dictionary.com says it's luh-kawst[/quote5996f2a6cb]

i wont even ask for you to type that out.

i dont care anymor. I have DC speech mixed with Ohio now.

[quote625a7f01e5="Dave82"]"lee" like the jeans
or "le" like "lay" down for a nap?
[/quote625a7f01e5]
neither

[quote625a7f01e5="ChaSongjo"]dictionary.com says it's luh-kawst[/quote625a7f01e5]
That's the American way. French words are hardly ever pronounced correctly. Like 'deja vu'.

Fuck this shit. I'm out of this thread.

Lah-Cost. That's how I say it.

[quoteac0cdf6bf2="ChaSongjo"]dictionary.com says it's luh-kawst[/quoteac0cdf6bf2]

that is correct

+Karma if someone can tell me where Lacoste came from D (I know already, but someone tell me again D)

[quoteff089302ef="tjwor"][quoteff089302ef="ChaSongjo"]dictionary.com says it's luh-kawst[/quoteff089302ef]

that is correct

+Karma if someone can tell me where Lacoste came from D (I know already, but someone tell me again D)[/quoteff089302ef]


french tennis player, i learned that today uinfortunately

[quote62b05d0491="Admin"]me and the girlfriend are both voting la-cost, no canadian crapola[/quote62b05d0491]
Thats how I say it. La-Cost...

I think LAW-COST, but I hear people saying LAW-COST-EY

luh (as in duh) cost (as in the price)

[quote6ffc78c250="tylerc"]luh (as in duh) cost (as in the price)[/quote6ffc78c250]

i called the store this morning and hung up after they answered.

You are correct.




dont ask why i HAD to know. If i cant remember something or something is eating at me i have to know

Rene Lacoste. Tennis player and wealthy business man.

Uses the Croc as his logo b/c A) its his nickname, B he won a bet on a tennis match a while back and recieved a Croc briefcase as his prize.

Anyway. I own a bit of lacoste (yeah its way expensive, thats why i do freebies =P, srsly)

Anyway. Its pronounced luh kawst

and NEVER pronounce it luh kawst eh...I hate when people do that.

Anyway. Thats it.

kthxbi.

i say it like lo-cost-a

[quote8a09e3aaef="Dave82"][quote8a09e3aaef="tylerc"]luh (as in duh) cost (as in the price)[/quote8a09e3aaef]

i called the store this morning and hung up after they answered.

You are correct.

dont ask why i HAD to know. If i cant remember something or something is eating at me i have to know[/quote8a09e3aaef]
I said I would leave this thread but like I said, that's the American way, which is fine. It is still far from the correct pronunciation which I thought you wanted (since you asked if people spoke French and were trying to add a eh to the ending)... Some shmuck working in a lacoste store is not going to know that.

Lacoste as in the company that created the Polo? And then their company lost it appeal and was being sold in department stores such as Macys and WalMart. Oh, and then the company that decided to pull the shirts they were welling in WalMart and sell them in Nordstroms and their own stores in fewer quantity so people would pay a shitload for exclusitivity for the same shirt people used to buy in WalMart for $10? Oh yeah, that company.

[quotee208fba4b0="hehehhehe"][quotee208fba4b0="Dave82"][quotee208fba4b0="tylerc"]luh (as in duh) cost (as in the price)[/quotee208fba4b0]

i called the store this morning and hung up after they answered.

You are correct.

dont ask why i HAD to know. If i cant remember something or something is eating at me i have to know[/quotee208fba4b0]
I said I would leave this thread but like I said, that's the American way, which is fine. It is still far from the correct pronunciation which I thought you wanted (since you asked if people spoke French and were trying to add a eh to the ending)... Some shmuck working in a lacoste store is not going to know that.[/quotee208fba4b0]

lol roll

People, listen to the man. He lived in France and speaks French fluently. For some strange reason I believe he's right. shrug

Well, I remember commercials for the brand many years ago, and I specifically remember it being pronounced as...

LUH-K[ib625dd0d6c]AH[/ib625dd0d6c]ST

That's not to say that is how Mr. LaCoste pronounces his own name, just how it was pronounced in the commercial. Although, I'd assume they'd try to get that correct as possible.

It's also a bit different than "cost" as some of you posted. I, as an American, pronounce "Cost" as KAWST, which is not the same as K[ib625dd0d6c]AH[/ib625dd0d6c]ST.