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"Birds" in French is spelled oiseaux, and is pronounced "wazo".

The "oi" makes the "wa" sound. The "s" makes the "z" sound Then you have "eaux" ALL TO MAKE The "O" SOUND

FOUR LETTERS TO MAKE THE "O" SOUND

It's like if we spelled "balloons" like "balleauxeauxns" JUST BECAUSE WE CAN.

Alexander Hamizdat

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@drmaddkap shout out for the University of Louisiana t-shirt that says "Geaux Tigers"

@drmaddkap We Used to call Fidonet “Fideaux Net” in Louisiana. And there are “Geaux Tigers” signs and stuff all around LSU.

@drmaddkap this is why I will never learn French.

Andreas Spitzer

@drmaddkap They do that in the part of Louisiana where I work. I hate it.

I've actually given the whole "using 'eaux' for the O sound" nonsense a name: they write in Faux-rench here.

RalvrWuff

@drmaddkap And then there's the numbers... 99 = 4*20 + 19

Or the ils/elles conjugations that end in '-aient' to say "eh". 5 letters.

@drmaddkap And here I am with no phauquexese to give…

Gravecat :blobcatuwu: