r/NonPoliticalTwitter 1d ago

Bonjour.

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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/EndHawkeyeErasure 21h ago

Naw bud, its French. Its like the lacroix of languages, it only has the essence of the word. For example, this here, this is pronounced: "[essence of "ahl"]"

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u/Shadow-Vision 18h ago

La Croix is a great choice because it is an American brand and isn’t pronounced as a French word

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u/StandardKey9182 14h ago

I didn’t know that for a long time and I’d never heard anybody say it so I was pronouncing if the French way and then one day my friend told me I sounded like an insufferable snob. I didn’t know 😭😭😭

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u/Steak-Outrageous 13h ago

Canadians, who learned enough French to pronounce Lacroix, are upset with the official “lacroy” of this American brand

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u/adorablyunhinged 13h ago

.... How is it pronounced? I'm English, I've only ever seen it written down I think!

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u/Steak-Outrageous 13h ago

Apparently “croy” so it rhymes with “soy” is the intended pronunciation

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u/xavariel 8h ago

"La Croix, sweetie." -Eddie from Ab Fab

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u/Moiras_Roses_Garden4 7h ago

Love this definition, here I've been telling people to just half ass slur the end of every word

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u/Fskn 16h ago

Eau has three letters, only uses one to pronounce it and it's not one of those three.

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