Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square223linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down11
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square223linkfedilink
minus-squareElsie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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.