Coworker: “How would you pronounce that word?”
Me: “Matte”
Coworker: “No! It should be Matté!”
Me: “Wait a second! You complained when I said ‘Frappe’ should be pronounced ‘Frappé’ – this is exactly the same thing!”
Coworker: “Yeah, but I know that one!”
It’s eerie how similar this conversation was with the interchange reported earlier that included a sixth grader.
