Today Katharine Shilcutt shared the correct pronunciation of 20 food words in a post that was helpful indeed. But as commenter Hebert pointed out, there are benefits to mispronunciation:
I like to screw with people and call them crudities. It sounds like you’re eating an off-color joke.
We like the way you think, Hebert. Off-color jokes are tasty. And so is foy grass!
This article appears in Jun 16-22, 2011.