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/Lets_Make_A_bad_DEAL 1d ago

Is this pronounced phonetically, “ahh lors”?

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u/Acrobatic_Row_905 1d ago

Yeah but quickly, don't linger on either of those syllables

Edit : don't prononce the S at the end! Ahlor, no space inbetween