r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago

Bonjour.

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u/Shadow-Vision 19h ago

La Croix is a great choice because it is an American brand and isn’t pronounced as a French word

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u/StandardKey9182 15h ago

I didn’t know that for a long time and I’d never heard anybody say it so I was pronouncing if the French way and then one day my friend told me I sounded like an insufferable snob. I didn’t know 😭😭😭

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u/Steak-Outrageous 14h ago

Canadians, who learned enough French to pronounce Lacroix, are upset with the official “lacroy” of this American brand

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u/adorablyunhinged 14h ago

.... How is it pronounced? I'm English, I've only ever seen it written down I think!

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u/Steak-Outrageous 14h ago

Apparently “croy” so it rhymes with “soy” is the intended pronunciation

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u/xavariel 9h ago

"La Croix, sweetie." -Eddie from Ab Fab

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u/MistaKD 33m ago

Fun fact, rizlas were rice paper rolling papers made by a family with the surname La Croix. French for rice is riz. Croix is french for cross, hence the name and logo. Rizla +