how to pronounce esplanade

You Are Not Alone in Wondering You are reading a presentation, a travel guide, or a city map, and the word “esplanade” stops you cold. Your internal monologue stutters. Is it “ES-pla-nade”? “Es-pla-NAHD”? Maybe it’s “Es-plan-AID”? You are not alone. This elegant word, borrowed from French and Spanish, trips up countless English speakers, from tourists … Read more