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minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·4 months agoGoogling “en poissant” yields “en passant” as a suggested term. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant En poissant = in sticking En passant = in passing En poissant = in fish Je suis hereux d’apprendre quelques psuedo-homonymes en francais ce jour! Merci!
minus-squareLizardking27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoMerci à vous! I do not know French, and my comment was a pun on “en passant” using the word “poison”, but I appreciate the free lesson!
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoVous etes remerci. “You’re welcome” is literally “you are rewelcome”. :)
minus-squareKrauerkinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·3 months agoWOOOSHHH Is the sound the pun made as it just whizzed by you.
Googling “en poissant” yields “en passant” as a suggested term.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant
En poissant = in sticking En passant = in passing En poissant = in fish
Je suis hereux d’apprendre quelques psuedo-homonymes en francais ce jour!
Merci!
Merci à vous! I do not know French, and my comment was a pun on “en passant” using the word “poison”, but I appreciate the free lesson!
Vous etes remerci. “You’re welcome” is literally “you are rewelcome”. :)
WOOOSHHH
Is the sound the pun made as it just whizzed by you.