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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

I took five years of French in high school and college. I can conjugate the shit out of a subjunctive clause, but hearing people speak French still sounds like szhluhblepluh.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, most French speakers would say the same thing when talking to Quebecois.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

But that's because the French are assholes, loveable assholes but assholes nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I've never met a friendlier group of people who are absolute snobs about proper pronunciation, except English majors who are super into Linux (arch, obv)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Now I’m just imagining that arch is pronounced unexpectedly. Please don’t correct me, I like my headcanon of “airtch.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It differs even between Linux nerds, at least from my tiny anecdotal pool.

I say Arch like in archery, my best friend says it Arch like Arc or archangel.

¯\(ツ)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, but how do you pronounce GIF? And how often do you fight about that?

[–] zloubida 0 points 2 weeks ago

It's pronounced “GIF”, obviously.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Maybe more snobby British like Ahhhch

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