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The accent is a reflection of the British pronunciation; note the original French never had an accent either. It is absolutely incorrect in America and implies
by duaneb 10y ago
The accent is a reflection of the British pronunciation; note the original French never had an accent either. It is absolutely incorrect in America and implies a different pronunciation than anywhere but Britain.
EDIT: I am wrong.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> The accent is a reflection of the British pronunciation; note the original French never had an accent either. The French (which is referenced in that wiktionary article) does, in fact, have the same accent.
- colanderman 10y agoReally? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coup%C3%A9#French https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coup%C3%A9#French
- magic_beans 10y agoI have never seen such an edit on the internet before. I am amazed. This is why I love HN.