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minus-squareAlph4d0g@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoPronunciation of words like fauteuil. French saw -euil and apparently decided to play a sick joke on the rest of the world.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoI’m not sure what you mean, -euil is something like “-œij” which is perfectly regular.
minus-squareAlph4d0g@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoThat’s a good point. Very intuitively pronounced indeed. It would be absurd for someone not to know based on spelling alone.
Pronunciation of words like fauteuil. French saw -euil and apparently decided to play a sick joke on the rest of the world.
I’m not sure what you mean, -euil is something like “-œij” which is perfectly regular.
That’s a good point. Very intuitively pronounced indeed. It would be absurd for someone not to know based on spelling alone.