upr_crust
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In my visits to Amsterdam, I could tell that, historically, whatever the political relations between the Netherlands and France, in matters of style, the French were always admired and imitated.
Redundant letters that make no sense phonetically, so that foreigners will get tripped up on them, and the French can reassure themselves of their linguistic superiority.
In my visits to Amsterdam, I could tell that, historically, whatever the political relations between the Netherlands and France, in matters of style, the French were always admired and imitated.
Having also imported a fair bit of French culture during the late 18th and early 18th century (including out current Royal family) it is perhaps not surprising that the Swedish word for wig is "peruk" which can clearly be traced back to the French word (after removing a number of redundant letters that the French love to inset at seemingly random places in their words).
Love how you can learn all kinds of things on SF
Redundant letters that make no sense phonetically, so that foreigners will get tripped up on them, and the French can reassure themselves of their linguistic superiority.
