donkeyponcho

Seconded, from an American. It reads like a weird quasi-Maoist confession. In what way does this do any good toward advancing any kind of noble cause? It's humiliating.

Regarding “prêt.” You are correct when the word is isolated. However, in the locution “prêt à manger,” the word is followed by a vowel sound, so the “t” is indeed pronounced, a phenomenon known as enchaînement. This gives some logic to the common English pronunciation of the fast food chain.

There's a browser extension called Gorbachev that makes this a lot easier.

For Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gorbachev/mfojdgde...

For Safari: https://github.com/matthewleon/gorbachev-safari