Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Weekly Themes French words in English
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
What I keep wondering is what is the French word most recently added to English that no longer 'sounds French'. So far, the words this week still sound French to me. But the word 'cherish' (which came from French) sounds like a normal English word to me. But when Chaucer used it in 1385 it must have still sounded French to him.
An interesting question. I'm pretty sure that it depends on the speaker, and I am not sure how French cherishen 'to cherish' (link) or parfit 'perfect' might've sounded to Chaucer.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ![]()
French words in English
tiberall 08/31/2010 5:14 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
LukeJavan8 08/31/2010 5:17 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
zmjezhd 08/31/2010 6:08 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
BranShea 08/31/2010 6:37 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
twosleepy 09/07/2010 6:35 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
BranShea 09/09/2010 2:05 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
Hal Alexander 09/11/2010 9:40 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
BranShea 09/11/2010 10:31 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
Faldage 09/12/2010 11:43 AM ![]()
Re: French words in English
zmjezhd 09/09/2010 2:40 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
BranShea 09/09/2010 5:55 PM ![]()
Re: French words in English
zmjezhd 09/12/2010 2:07 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk