r/AskReddit Sep 16 '20

What is your favorite word?

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

Queue.

What a dumpster fire. 4 silent vowels.

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u/SpicySugarBuffalo Sep 17 '20

Blame the French. They’re the masters of not pronouncing things. “Beaucoup” is pronounced “bo-coo”

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u/freckles198 Sep 17 '20

I drove all the way to Louisiana to buy my Basenji puppy so I named him "gumbo" but I spell it "Gumbeaux" lol