Do you say/write Chaise Lounge or Chaise Longue?

[Dookus]

Poll question: Do you say/write Chaise Lounge or Chaise Longue?

I've always said and written Chaise Longue, but the "lounge" variant seems to be catching on. Which do you use?

[kedrys]

1. "Chaise longue" is French for "long chair"

So there. :P

[Dookus]

2. yes

I know. That's why I use the right term :)

[kedrys]

3. Et nous apprecions votre effort. :) n/t

[Bunny]

4. How do you pronounce "longue"?

I don't know much French.

[Dookus]

6. it's pronounced

lohhng with a hard "g" at the end. Much like the English word "long" but you pronounce the g.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. "lon-goo"? People actually say "lon-goo"?

[Dookus]

7. No, people don't say that...

at least not people who can speak French :P

They say "shezz lohng"

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Well, I would hope not - but that's how it was spelled

Looked like "lon-goo". Or maybe "lon-gway".


But I imagine you were offering the proper French spelling? I don't speak French so I don't know. I took the spellings you offered as phonetic transliterations, like they do in dictionaries.

[Dookus]

9. What's that big fleshy thing in your mouth?

a ton-gway?

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Whoops - check my post again. I just added some more.

I assume Longue is the proper French spelling?

[Dookus]

11. heheh

yes, it's French. As far as I know, the words "longue" and "Lounge" aren't significantly related. The fact that people lounge on a longue is what's caused the confusion.

[JVS]

12. I say one and write the other!