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minus-squarebitwaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoDon’t forget fillet , which for some reason the English insist on pronouncing “fill-it” instead the Americans saying “fi-lay” which is properly inherited from the French.
minus-squareArrkk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoEven more fun if you are an American engineer, where a rounded edge uses the English pronunciation for no good reason.
minus-squareSkinnyTimmylinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoMate the french pronounce it like this: https://youtu.be/0FtA2UeZLgY?si=okQ63PbWjtbLlyRv
minus-squareSkinnyTimmylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOh. In that case I don’t get your comment, was it sarcastic? Or did the French use to pronounce it differently at some point?
Don’t forget fillet , which for some reason the English insist on pronouncing “fill-it” instead the Americans saying “fi-lay” which is properly inherited from the French.
Even more fun if you are an American engineer, where a rounded edge uses the English pronunciation for no good reason.
Mate the french pronounce it like this: https://youtu.be/0FtA2UeZLgY?si=okQ63PbWjtbLlyRv
Yes. That’s my point.
Oh. In that case I don’t get your comment, was it sarcastic? Or did the French use to pronounce it differently at some point?