Can You Pronounce "Sorbet"? Let Me Tell You Don Lemon Cannot Aleksander Chan · 04/21/15 03:30PM In an incredible interview with Don Lemon in this month’s GQ, writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner opens by letting the CNN anchor humiliate himself by insisting that sorbet is pronounced “sor-BET.” Unfortunately, that is not how that word is pronounced.