Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 2 MonatenWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 2 Monatenmessage-square228fedilink
minus-squareElsie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·vor 2 MonatenIt used to be spelt “coronnel” in Old French and we took that pronunciation, but then we also took the updated french word “colonel” but kept the old pronunciation.
It used to be spelt “coronnel” in Old French and we took that pronunciation, but then we also took the updated french word “colonel” but kept the old pronunciation.