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In response to "From left field: that c with poop it hasn't pinched off is NOT an English letter and needs to stop being used in English. -- nm" by TWuG

you think soupçon is an english word, my man? -- nm

Posted by rollo Oct 10 '22, 12:52

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It's being used in English, has an English meaning, so, yes. -- nm - TWuG Oct 10, 12:54 12
- Then you've just proven yourself wrong, no? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 12:56 11
  - I'm saying, spell it with English letters. Don't half-ass adopt it. -- nm - TWuG Oct 10, 12:57 10
    - How exactly do you propose to work it then? -- nm - zork Oct 10, 13:33
    - Adaptability of foreign sounds and diacritics is why English is so versatile. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 13:17 6
      - Except we don't adopt the diacritics. I'd be hard pressed to find English words where they've been retained - TWuG Oct 10, 13:22 5
        
        Let us discuss it at the café -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 13:27 4
        
        Whenceforth we may drink a frappé whilst writing an exposé on everyone's naïveté - Beryllium Oct 10, 13:30 1
        
        whatta cliché -- nm - mud Oct 10, 13:32
        
        And it's use on your résumé -- nm - zork Oct 10, 13:30 1
        
        fuck yeah -- nm - Mötley Crüe Oct 10, 13:37
    - but then it would just be a "soup con" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 12:58 1
      - Yev Kassem makes a killing at those. -- nm - Barynn Oct 10, 12:59

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