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> which is why it’s spelled in the somewhat Francophile Center Parcs, and not Centre Parks. (I thought this is why we did Brexit?) Pardon me? The French for c
by NeoTar 2y ago
> which is why it’s spelled in the somewhat Francophile Center Parcs, and not Centre Parks. (I thought this is why we did Brexit?)
Pardon me?
The French for center/centre is centre - the 're' ending of British English spelling is either taken from the French, or sometimes a direct reference to French spelling (i.e. 'prestige' spelling - like how some American publications will use British English spelling because they 'look more posh' or similar).
- vitus 2y agoI imagine the "Francophile" comment is referring to "parcs" instead of "parks", but it's fascinating that they swapped out both spellings rather than choosing to be consistent with a single style.
- tomrod 2y agoMy naive mind thought parc was short for parcel.
- pacifika 2y agoStopped reading after the euro bashing as well
- thelynchmob1 2y agoAuthor of the article here -- it's a joke...
- petesergeant 2y agoYou have apparently mistaken a very British word joke for something else
- widdershins 2y agoIt's a joke.
- nxobject 2y agoA touch of France so it’s classy, a touch of America so it’s trendy.
- wiether 2y agoYeah, I don't understand this take. "Center" is not French, it's English. "Parcs" is French, sure. But the author is suggestion "Centre" (French) "Parks" (English). So an English French word becomes a French English one.
- dominicrose 2y ago"Centre" is still not French if you pronounce it "Center" though. In French it's more like Train, where the vowel is after the R. But the real French R sound is hard to prounounce for Englishmen.