You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
In most English-speaking countries, the French spelling coupé and anglicized pronunciation /kuːˈpeɪ/koo-pay are used. The stress may be on either the first or second syllable; stressing the first syllable is the more anglicized variant.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
So I guess that joke I learned in second grade only works in North American English.
Q: Why does a chicken coop only have two doors?
A: Because, if it had four doors, it'd be a chicken sedan!
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
tho "sedan" is also an Americanism, come to think of it
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
For some reason I'm thinking about raocow mentioning that French loanwords in English actually give him more trouble than most English words
Because he's never sure if he should use the actual French pronunciation or the anglicized pronunciation
For some reason I'm thinking about raocow mentioning that French loanwords in English actually give him more trouble than most English words
Because he's never sure if he should use the actual French pronunciation or the anglicized pronunciation
i can see that being the case
like it would sound really weird if someone went around pronouncing all loanwords as they were in their original language, but saying them the English way must feel wrong
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
It probably doesn't help that for some words the English pronunciation is similar to the French ("avenue"), but for others it's completely mangled ("boulevard")
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
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"Are you talking philosophically or geographically?"
Thanks.
seriously tho
i don't get that
like it would sound really weird if someone went around pronouncing all loanwords as they were in their original language, but saying them the English way must feel wrong
If I ever went there I feel like people would think I was crazy for attempting to pronounce it the French way
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