Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squareElsie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt used to be spelt “coronnel” in Old French and we took that pronunciation, but then we also took the updated french word “colonel” but kept the old pronunciation.
It used to be spelt “coronnel” in Old French and we took that pronunciation, but then we also took the updated french word “colonel” but kept the old pronunciation.