Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book...
by UncleSlacky on Monday December 18, 2023 @05:34AM
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Reminds me of foreigners asking for "water" in the US at restaurants, having to pronouce it "wadder" in order to be understood.
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Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book...
by rprospero on Monday December 18, 2023 @08:53AM
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I remember a grad student who went through a similar incident. While I appreciated his frustration, I also understand the anxiety of the poor server trying to remember how to mix a Woahtuh before my colleague decided to enunciate the coda.