> it also changes the rule for the pronunciation of the last consonant of French words.

This was a very well explained distinction, with the exception of you using "Noël" as one of the examples, since "Noel" would still have a sounded "L". It would be weird to a French speaker but would most likely end up being pronounced somewhat like the English "null".

> And yes Moët (the champagne) is pronounced "moh-ett" in France and by French speakers.

My favorite Moët mispronunciation is one that it took me several months to understand: Russians pronounce it as if it was spelled in Cyrillic, so they say "mah- yacht".

There is a famous MORGENSHTERN song which I only understood was about champagne when I saw the music video for the first time.