To Trick The Eye Here's a new word for you to learn. Actually it comes from French. Trompe l'oeil. It is now part of the English language. It means "to trick the eye". Now the problem is how to pronounce this word. Since it came from French, it should be pronounced in the French way. However, most English speakers find difficulty in pronouncing the two words in l'oeil. So it becomes much simpler and easier on the tongue. In US English, it is pronounced something like "tromp loy" and in British English, it sounds something like, "trom ploy". French pronunciation http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=trompe-l'oeil British http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/trompe-l-Ail American pronounciation. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/trompe-l-oeil The photo is an example of trompe l'oeil by John Pugh. This mural is on Main Street of Los Gatos in California. Now you know exactly what a trompe l'oeil is... If you are interested, google John Pugh or "trompe l'oei" and see more examples. Even the woman peering into the mural is also fake.