Re: [OT] Is English just badly pronounced French?

suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:

On 3/30/2024 7:28 PM, Rhino wrote:

 

I apologize in advance to Americans who are inevitably aggrieved by all
things French just on principle but this video actually makes a pretty
good case for saying that English is badly-pronounced French to a large
extent.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUL29y0vJ8Q [18 minutes]

 

When he explains all the English words that are borrowed from French
with only slight spelling and pronunciation changes, you may well be
persuaded by his argument.

 

I wondered why the Brits call cookies 'biscuits'. Then I realized it
comes from the French word for cookies 'biscotte'. They also call
eggplants 'aubergines' and zucchini 'corgettes'. There's probably dozens
of other words I can't recall now.

 And where did marrows come from?