This noun suffix appears in many words that are borrowed from French, such as barrage (a dam), barrage (heavy artillery fire; an outpouring), damage, espionage, garage, heritage, homage, language, manage, marriage, personage, reportage, sabotage, umbrage, usage, visage, voyage. The pronunciation of -age in these words can range from (-äzh) to (-äj) to (-j) depending on the degree to which the pronunciation has become Anglicized. In words formed in English on the same model, such as luggage, poundage, orphanage, parsonage, breakage, and wreckage, the pronunciation of -age is always (-j).
j) depending on the degree to which the pronunciation has become Anglicized. In words formed in English on the same model, such as luggage, poundage, orphanage, parsonage, breakage, and wreckage, the pronunciation of -age is always (-
