TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agoWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePratai@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours agoIn Irish, the word for “rat” is: francach (fron-kokh) and the word for “Frenchman” is Francach (fron-koch). So be sure to mind your capitalization when speaking to the French folk.
In Irish, the word for “rat” is: francach (fron-kokh) and the word for “Frenchman” is Francach (fron-koch).
So be sure to mind your capitalization when speaking to the French folk.