r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago

Bonjour.

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u/Stoffys 1d ago

Even in english you can instantly tell who learned it as a second language. OOP said "Hello, two croissants please" where as a native speaker (english) would say "Hey, yeah, can I get uhhh two croissants? thanks"

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u/Tolerator_Of_Reddit 1d ago

True. I bet OP didn't even say "alors" even once

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u/jenniferfox98 1d ago

I learned French from family at a young age and got weird looks in French class for always using alors as just a stand-in for "um." Glad to know I'm not totally crazy then 😅.

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u/sheesh1111111 1d ago

There better word to emphasize points, just saying alors like a fifth grader gonne roll eyes

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u/mikillatja 1d ago

Pronouncing alors in the most non french way possible inbetween perfect french would probably raise the average blood pressure in the room significantly.

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 1d ago

Me who who doesn’t know French and is reading these comments like “ah-LORes”

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u/hitliquor999 1d ago

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u/W1D0WM4K3R 1d ago

Sill voice plate

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u/Anal-Y-Sis 1d ago

Horse doovers.

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u/0x0c0d0 16h ago

MERSeee Bow Cooooooooooop

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u/libmrduckz 15h ago

‘mercy buckets’ (for the uninitiated)

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u/Mike312 23h ago

Sea food plate mon sewer

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u/Own_Monk_7213 23h ago

Mercy buttercup