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39. Let's discover 10 fake anglicisms created by French speakers !
Episode 39

39. Let's discover 10 fake anglicisms created by French speakers !

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March 22, 202117m 22s

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Show Notes

There are a lot of angliscims in French that we use in our daily life. But we use also lots of fake anglicims, true fact !

In this episode, we will discover 10 very funny fake anglicisms that French speakers invented.

But you need to use a French accent when you say them !

We will also discover the origin of the noun "smoking"

At the beginning of the 20th century, English was considered as a "chic" language. It's a way to explain the invention of these very funny words.

Here are the words we will talk about today. Do you know some of them ?

  • Le catcheur / la catcheuse
  • Le footing
  • Le brushing
  • Le baby-foot
  • Le parking
  • La pompom girl
  • Le camping-car
  • Un talkie-walkie
  • Un smoking
  • Un relooking

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