Originally Posted by
violist
- I was told by my friend Jack (who used to live there, pre-war)
that the proper pronunciation is "feu," as in "pot au feu."
Absolutely, the more common US pronounciation, "ph" sound followed by a long "o" sound is the Vietnamese word for "prostitute" I was told by our guide in Hanoi last year. He was a bit puzzled initially when I requested hot pho for breakfast
