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It's a french spelling of the word "geeks" some devs told me.
by Foxboron 7y ago
It's a french spelling of the word "geeks" some devs told me.
- oska 7y agoNot according to the french wiktionary [1]. There is a Catalan word guix however, where it means chalk. [2] [1] https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/geek https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/geek [2] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/guix https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/guix
- pygy_ 7y agoGeek is a borrowed word in French, and the original English spelling is used. If you wanted to write a word that respects French pronunciation and sounded like "geeks" in English, you'd write it "guix", or "guiks". It is a bilingual pun.
- m_t 7y agoIt's not the spelling, as geeks is spelt geeks in France[0], but I guess it's the English "direct" spelling of the French pronunciation. [0] https://www.lemonde.fr/les-cles-de-demain/article/2016/12/16/un-geek-est-avant-tout-un-passionne_5050248_4758288.html https://www.lemonde.fr/les-cles-de-demain/article/2016/12/16...