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> Preemptively yes ive read the history of the name, but i doubt they didn't know the homophone. Oh, from what I've heard, on pretty good authority, it was far
by leoc 7y ago
> Preemptively yes ive read the history of the name, but i doubt they didn't know the homophone.
Oh, from what I've heard, on pretty good authority, it was far from an accident. Apparently the French meaning of 'bit' is part of the backstory.
- valw 7y agoAs a Frenchman, can confirm that the French homonym to 'bit' is the english homonym to 'Coq' ;)
- umanwizard 7y agoEnglish “bit” is not pronounced like French “bite”. The vowels in “bit” and “beat” (or “shit” and “sheet”, or “bitch” and “beach”, etc.), sound completely different to native English speakers. The latter is closer to French “bite”. The former does not exist in standard European French.