# Another pronunciation vexation - crudites

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> [@susan](#):
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> There’s a huge prior thread about this. Perhaps someone with a better connection than I have right now will post a link.

Found it and it references an even older thread. Anyway, a lot of posters are like me, somewhat know the word but have never heard anyone say it.

> [@The word "crudités"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-crudites/581287/7):
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> California. I don’t know how it got into my vocabulary but I’ve never heard it used.

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