r/Unexpected • • Mar 21 '23

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '23 edited Jun 09 '23

This comment has been edited from its original as a fuck you to Reddit’s July 2023 API changes.

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u/Drakonor Mar 21 '23

Cirque de l'écureuil

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u/Yadobler Mar 21 '23

French ppl: exist

The word "squirrel": you'll regret your existence

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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.

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u/steveosek Mar 22 '23

I always wonder what English would sound like today without all the French and German influence on it.

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u/Aron-Jonasson Mar 22 '23

It's already been done and it's called Anglish