Why Do I Pronounce 'Corset' Like This?

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A quick rant about the pronunciation of the word “corset”.

[josiek]

i’ve heard both and both sound right to me

[cvianna]

I also pronounce corset with the emphasis on the last syllable and I and my family are American and native English speakers.

[SpectrumOfChange]

I am firmly in the camp of "language is ever evolving with many branches and roots" and I think people with rigid ideas about how a word is pronounced need to have their horizons expanded.

[MajestyHammond]

So with you! With my dad from the upper Midwest, my mom from the west coast and growing up watching many a BBC drama my pronunciation is a source of amusement to many. Also, switching between metric and imperial is so impressive!

[Leah_Tewari]

Are you serious? People actually take the time to post these insignificant details about you? Your pronunciation is fine! I speak French as well. I guess the new trend is “not enough to do”. 😂 Love your channel! ❤

[sheilareimer]

I'm Canadian as well and I pronounce it exactly like you do!

[samibg.]

Australian here and I pronounce it core-set and the T is kind of more pronounced at the end too. It’s different here for different regions as well with pronunciation. Like pool and pewl lol.

[midnightwolf]

"Corset" seems to originally come from the French "corsette" ("little body", more or less), and the common CORE-set pronunciation is really just an Anglicized/Americanized version of the original pronunciation cor-SETTE (the way you pronounced it)

So technically yours is more historically correct, but I would argue it ultimately doesn't matter and you should use the version you feel most comfortable with :)

[ellenrittgers]

Tomato, tomahto… I like your pronunciation. We all know what you’re talking about, so ignore the nit-pickers. Your content is top quality!

[Trippy_Space_Bunny]

I am an American and say it the way people are correcting you to do so but wow, it took a few times hearing it tell the difference so I would just ignore them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ honestly people need to get over the fact that other people say words differently, whether it's linguistically or an accent or whatever.

[erincussen]

You pronounce it however you want! Can’t believe people actually take the time to be critical when you make such wholesome, lovely videos. I think the way you say it is perfect

[anneonnamouse]

Alberta here. English/Irish heritage. Have always heard it the second way. 🤔 cheers

[ALittleFireflyForJesus]

I'm Canadian as well, and I say corset the same way as you 😊

[cococreates]

If you can tell what the word is that somebody is trying to say, then they are obviously saying it correctly enough.
When I heard you pronounce it both ways in a recent video, I just assumed cors-et was the plural of cors-it. It didn't bother me so much so that I had to ask you about it and make a huge deal of it 😅 Words are pronounced differently by ppl with different accents. I'm from northern England, we pronounce house like hoose - it's still the same word, and everyone knows what you mean.
Don't let others make you feel like your accent + way of speaking is "wrong". Remember, ALL words are completely made up, xx

[CamMcB]

I am Detroit Michigan born 65, and my highly educated English father and my illiterate Kentucky rural mother, parents, both pronounced it as do I the same way you do.

[dianebush]

If speakers look at the origin it is emphasized on the first syllable CORE not the second set! I’m a southern American and I can understand your words clearly! Don’t explain to those who do not care to understand . I so admire your videos and intellect! Onward and upward!

[DaughteroftheKingofKings]

I also say it like you but I am a native Spanish speaker, maybe you're right maybe it influences how we say it. I feel like the Spanish also affects other English words now that I think about it, even though I'm also a native English speaker.😅 glad I'm not the only one.

[keturahspencer]

I pronounce it the same way you do. My family is all English speaking.

[vicky.]

Omg I feel you! I'm Canadian and I've always pronounced corset the same way you do (like "corsètt")! I guess French being my mother tongue it influences my pronounciation, but really, who cares? I ear the same comments about some words in French that of course are pronounced differently depending on the province you're a from or if you are from France or Belgium for example. Languages evolve, and that's what makes them beautiful <3

[emem]

I would not worry about it. It's obvious that the way you pronounce corset is the common way in most of Canada, and it differs to how most Americans pronounce the word. It's similar to how the two countries pronounce against, progress, and process or how people in the UK "go to hospital." Even in the US, and I'd guess Canada, there are regional differences in pronunciation. Thanks for teaching this American something new!