PSA - How to Pronounce "Cheval-de-frise"

[bvisness]

It's pronounced \shə-ˌval-də-ˈfrēz\. Or "she-VAL-de-FREEZE", if you prefer.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheval%E2%80%93de%E2%80%93frise

Just saving you all the trouble in your strategic discussion today. :)

[fishing_cat]

Thanks! Now we don't have to call them the "wooden plank board thingy".

[Logan Byers]

So "Shovel the Fries" would be inappropriate?

[bvisness]

So "Shovel the Fries" would be inappropriate?

Absolutely not. ;)

[Spiffizzle]

Thanks! Now we don't have to call them the "wooden plank board thingy".

Second this! The future fields of events I work thank you for helping me pronounce French words to communicate with teams and Field Reset. :]

[bvisness]

So "Shovel the Fries" would be inappropriate?

Well, it's acceptable as long as you pronounce it "sho-VEL". :)

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Teeter totter.

[Brandon Holley]

C.D.F. sounds good to me.

[GaryVoshol]

Cheval means horse. It's a horse trap. Cue PETA.

[2544HCRC]

This will forever be known to me as the fry shovel... Thank You

[Aur0r4]

Its not "Shave all the fries?"

[nxtmonkeys]

I thought it was Shuv-le da freeze

Oh well.

Spanish class will come in handy some day.

[JonA1557]

shevhal- deh-freeze

[Nate Laverdure]

Flip-flops.

[alopex_rex]

And of course the plural is "chevaux de frise," pronounced she-VOH de-FREEZE.