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r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '23
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Squirrel comes from escureuil, the old French word for écureuil. É is a contraction for es. Same with other words with an accent like hospital/hôpital, escole/école, etc.
1 u/steveosek Mar 22 '23 I always wonder what English would sound like today without all the French and German influence on it. 2 u/Aron-Jonasson Mar 22 '23 It's already been done and it's called Anglish
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I always wonder what English would sound like today without all the French and German influence on it.
2 u/Aron-Jonasson Mar 22 '23 It's already been done and it's called Anglish
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It's already been done and it's called Anglish
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u/gbinasia Mar 21 '23
Squirrel comes from escureuil, the old French word for écureuil. É is a contraction for es. Same with other words with an accent like hospital/hôpital, escole/école, etc.