Re: phonology of borrowed words

John Cowan wrote:

> The joke, or at least *a* joke, works in English too.  This is just
> one of many idioms involving either "French" or "Dutch"; of the former,
> "French leave" (leaving without saying goodbye), "French letter"
> (obs., capote anglais), "French kiss" come to mind immediately, and
> there are certainly many more.
"French postcard" - that's one I had to get explained to me. ;)

Eamon

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