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BluePea@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• MrMobius@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I concur

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  • Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The /u:/ ones are nearly all French words and to put gouda there is just wrong

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    • MrMobius@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well the Anglo-Saxons should gave fought better at Hastings, then there wouldn’t be French words here. But I’m not sure it would be simpler.

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      • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It would still be a mixup. Starting from Celtic, then western Germanic (Angels and Saxons), Latin, northern Germanic (Scandinavians) already form a wild brew. French is only the latest major addition.

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    • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Gouda clearly belongs in the left column.

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      • ajikeshi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        kinda, yeah… the ou in gouda is more like an au diphtong, almost as in out (in simplified english)

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