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[–] 59 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Gonna go on Countdown with the line “Dictionaries aren’t rule books, they’re record books” and fight Susie Dent.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Académie Française: <<Ahem -- pardon et moi?>>

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You mean <<pardonnez moi?>>

    "pardon et moi" means "pardon and me". "pardonnez moi" means "pardon me" (in a polite / respectful tense).

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