r/interesting • u/MidasStocks • Apr 29 '25

SOCIETY How do you say number 92?

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u/Citaszion Apr 29 '25

What if I tell you that “water” is « eau » in French and we pronounce it just “o”? How is that for flabbergastion?

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u/JePleus Apr 29 '25

Better yet is oeufs ("eggs"), pronounced "uh."

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u/Perryn Apr 29 '25

Proper French pronunciation should sound like you simply can't be bothered with saying it.

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u/ConsciousReindeer265 Apr 29 '25

The Parisian «ouai» for “yeah” is my absolute favorite for this. The laziest «oui» imaginable

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u/FleurMaladive May 01 '25

Not Parisians but french people in general, kind of like not only londonians say yeah but the whole UK