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From: Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>
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Subject: [OT] Is English just badly pronounced French?
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:28:10 -0400
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I apologize in advance to Americans who are inevitably aggrieved by all
things French just on principle but this video actually makes a pretty
good case for saying that English is badly-pronounced French to a large
extent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUL29y0vJ8Q [18 minutes]

When he explains all the English words that are borrowed from French
with only slight spelling and pronunciation changes, you may well be
persuaded by his argument. 

-- 
Rhino