As the self appointed Surgeon General of "The Americans for Words to be Pronounced as they are Spelled" Organization ( or as we in the business call it Tafwtbpatas. Kind of rolls right off the tongue doesn't it?) One of my first edicts will be that all French words that are not pronounced the way they are spelled will immediately change to being pronounced to way they are spelled. Here is an example of what I speak, the word Rendezvous, we have in the past been told to use are our imagination and somehow see this word as "Ron Day View" . When in reality it really reads as Ren Dez Vous and so hence forward we are to pronounce it as such Ren Dez Vous (see if that don't get you a few looks). There other examples of word mutilation, but suffice it to say that I am on the job. I would also appreciate your help in exposing other examples of this ongoing word travesty and in so minimizing the damage done to millions of people. If you would like to become a charter member of Tafwtbpatas just bring 1 million dollars(must be cash and in a brown paper bag) and I will let you know where we will Ren Dez Vous.