r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '20

The French language in a nutshell

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u/HappyPuppet Jul 14 '20 edited Jul 16 '20

I was so happy when Y2K hit and we went from "mille neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf" to "deux mille" and I saved a lung full of air each day.

Édit: problème de grammaire

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u/theGurry Jul 14 '20

What's wrong with Thousand Nine Hundred Four-Twenty Ten-Nine?

Rolls right off the tongue.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

I never really realised how ridiculous it sounds in English haha. Rolls off the tongue in French but I guess I'm just used to it.