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[–] [email protected] 84 points 11 months ago (16 children)

English is not the only language with homonyms.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (12 children)

In French if something isn't functioning properly you say that "il ne marche pas." Now, in my studies, "marche" means "walk." So to me that says "it doesn't walk." I asked a native speaker about that and they told me, no, that is not what that means.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'm English Canadian with a lot of French Canadian family and friends ... I don't speak French but I've been around it all my life .. here's one for you ...

Le ver vert va vers le verre vert

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Easy!

The green worm goes towards the green glass 😌👌

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