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> It looks/sounds foreign and feels a bit pretentious to use in conversation “Entrepreneur” is worse on both counts, yet I don’t see those complaints about it.
by latexr 1y ago
> It looks/sounds foreign and feels a bit pretentious to use in conversation
“Entrepreneur” is worse on both counts, yet I don’t see those complaints about it. Must be because it’s associated with money.
- contrarian1234 1y agoSure sure, and Omelette, but once the word hits everyday usage it starts to feel different. There is a awkwardness hump to get through - and libre has a large one. So I feel it'll never catch on unfortunately
- pbhjpbhj 1y agoIt already caught on once. It's already in the dictionary (though OED suggests it is obsolete). Though English was probably much closer to the Norman/French influence then. It may be the Tudor influence on unifying England under a common language was what killed the historic use of libre.