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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Lt_Worf@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] PlantbasedChe@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

French had a golden oportunity for changing this during french revolution. A unecessary complex language is not reasonable

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago

Just remember they decided to count by multiplying 20

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Oiseau, quoique, aujourd'hui: try guessing the correct pronunciation of these words

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Wasoh, kwak, a jour-d-oui? Writing pronunciation is difficult

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

wazo, kwa-keu, o-jour-dwi (alternatively doui is correct if you meant the french pronunciation of oui.)

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

alternatively doui is correct if you meant the french pronunciation of oui.

Yeah I did, I think I did pretty well there. I guess those 3 years of french in school actually did something

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