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BluePea@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• MrMobius@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I concur

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  • Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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

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    • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Gouda clearly belongs in the left column.

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    • MrMobius@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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