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French also has some weird gotchas, e.g. "la démocratie" where the spelling represents the word's root rather than pronunciation.
by ralferoo 1y ago
French also has some weird gotchas, e.g. "la démocratie" where the spelling represents the word's root rather than pronunciation.
- cm2187 1y agoAn even worse example is the last name "de Broglie", which I think most French natives would likely get wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45IZDkg2Pg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45IZDkg2Pg
- gottorf 1y agoNot nearly as bad as the English pronouncing, say, the name Cholmondeley :-)