In the French pronunciation of "au jus," is the final "s" silent?
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I would pronounce it "aw joo"
Yes, the "s" is silent. It's "oh zhoo".
Xenopli is correct...no e after the s .A trickier word is "plus;" when the "s' is silent, it means one thing; when pronounced, a whole other collection of meanings. And "oh" is much closer to "au" than "aw." And for the soup, vichyssoise, the ending is "swaz," and not swa," due to final e. All sound better when said while holding your nose :-)
I speak Cajun French and the "s" is silent also
i confirm that “s” is silent
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