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It has to do with the rhythm of the way words are joined. I'm not a linguist, so I don't know the exact right term to use here, but in English there isn't usual
by olivierestsage 5y ago
It has to do with the rhythm of the way words are joined. I'm not a linguist, so I don't know the exact right term to use here, but in English there isn't usually that kind of "pause" sound between words/consonants-- whereas, in my limited knowledge of French, it seems like that is quite common (many words seem to end in -re).
- mPReDiToR 5y agoIs that a glottal stop?
- Kaze404 5y agoI looked it up and it seems I had the wrong pronunciation of "libre". It's pronounced completely different in French, I had no idea. But still, this feels like a non-issue to me. There's nothing wrong with pronouncing "libre" in a way that's more comfortable for English speakers (like Libra), as it would still be crystal clear what you're referring to in my opinion.
- jtvjan 5y ago> It's pronounced completely different in French For real? I thought both languages pronounced them like /libʁ/.
- dragonwriter 5y agoIn English, pronouncing it similar to if it was (in French) libré, for the software sense, is quite common.
- Kaze404 5y agoAt least according to Google Translate, yes.