Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Hermès?
air-MESS/ɛrˈmɛs/
Commonly said as: saying the Greek god, "HER-meez"
air mess
Hermès
What it is
Hermès is the French luxury house known for its Birkin bags and silk scarves.
Why it gets said wrong
French drops the H and stresses the second syllable: air-MESS. It looks like the Greek god Hermes but sounds nothing like him, which is the usual confusion.
Hear it in a sentence
She showed us the Hermès scarf.
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