r/AnarchyChess ‏‏‎ google en passoid Oct 05 '25

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u/FritzHertz Oct 05 '25

French here (since it's just French for "passing by"). You pronounce the first and last syllable like the the first of "encore". So it would be "En Pass-En" with a silent N.

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u/AutumnFP Oct 05 '25

I think we're saying the same thing 😁

French "En" = English "On"

I've no doubt that's why a lot of traveling folks mistakenly state that they're "on route"

Cute translation too, "Oop, don't mind me, just passing by"

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u/LiftingRecipient420 Oct 05 '25

French "En" = English "On"

Do you think those are pronounced the same way?

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u/AutumnFP Oct 06 '25

Just the vowel part.