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minus-squareHexarei@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 days agoIf I’m not mistaken, they’re probably referring to the fact that in French, “femme” is pronounced like “fum”, not “fem”
minus-squareRei@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoAs a French woman, femme in French, maybe femme in the sense of femme, definitely fem though, it makes conversations akward 😄 I do prononce it the accepted way in English, don’t worry.
minus-squareHexarei@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoI don’t speak French at all but “en fem” feels weird to say so I use a shitty attempt at the French pronunciation of “en femme” lol
minus-squareRei@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoIf you’re curious femme in French is kinda pronounced like fam from family. Maybe a slightly longer a but long and short vowels in French are kinda volatile and heavily subject to local accents so meh
minus-squarecraftrabbit@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoFor once, the English way of pronouncing it makes more sense
Er, it does?
If I’m not mistaken, they’re probably referring to the fact that in French, “femme” is pronounced like “fum”, not “fem”
As a French woman, femme in French, maybe femme in the sense of femme, definitely fem though, it makes conversations akward 😄
I do prononce it the accepted way in English, don’t worry.
I don’t speak French at all but “en fem” feels weird to say so I use a shitty attempt at the French pronunciation of “en femme” lol
If you’re curious femme in French is kinda pronounced like fam from family. Maybe a slightly longer a but long and short vowels in French are kinda volatile and heavily subject to local accents so meh
For once, the English way of pronouncing it makes more sense
fums can be thums
Ah!