• Acamon@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    And they have actually removed some of them. The ê in forêt indicates it used to be spelled forest but that was so long ago that they’re willing to admit it’s not necessary. Unlike the k in knife, what would we do without that!

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      Me: “I’d like to buy a nif, please.”
      Store clerk: “You sure you don’t want some vowels instead?”