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The /u:/ ones are nearly all French words and to put gouda there is just wrong
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.
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.
Gouda clearly belongs in the left column.
kinda, yeah… the ou in gouda is more like an au diphtong, almost as in out (in simplified english)
Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The /u:/ ones are nearly all French words and to put gouda there is just wrong
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 month 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.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Gouda clearly belongs in the left column.
ajikeshi@lemmy.world 1 month ago
kinda, yeah… the ou in gouda is more like an au diphtong, almost as in out (in simplified english)