Talk:Moët et Chandon/Comments

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The section on pronunciation is wrong. The T is sounded whether followed by a vowel or not. The reason is that Moet is a proper name and as such does not follow the general rules for french pronunciation.

This fact is clearly stated in the references at the bottom of the article

http://www.lucire.com/2002/0530ll0.shtml

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 However, in this case the general rule does not apply says Myreille Pawliez, senior lecturer in French at Victoria University.

‘Proper nouns in French, which include names of people and places, don’t follow the general rule and because there are so many exceptions it can get confusing,’ she says. ‘In this case it is two proper names put together (Moët et Chandon) and you just have to know how to pronounce them.’ END QUOTE