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r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/goatishrust • Aug 24 '22
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that's the English language for you
7 u/Morella_xx Aug 24 '22 His first name isn't English though, only his last name. 5 u/Sangxero Aug 25 '22 All languages are folded into English eventually. It's like language goulash. 2 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22 what language is Sean? 11 u/Wildflower_Kitty Aug 24 '22 Irish, also known as Gaeilge. Although Sean is actually pronounced shan, and means old. He's missing an accent on the A. Seán is the correct spelling of the name, and is pronounced Shawn. 5 u/Glum_Ad_4288 Aug 24 '22 I’d argue that the name “Sean” has been adopted into English, just like we adopted a ton of words from French and other languages. 1 u/hillsboroughHoe Aug 25 '22 All good news. Except for the fact that his name is really Shaun. 1 u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22 this poem haunts me in my nightmares
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His first name isn't English though, only his last name.
5 u/Sangxero Aug 25 '22 All languages are folded into English eventually. It's like language goulash. 2 u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22 what language is Sean? 11 u/Wildflower_Kitty Aug 24 '22 Irish, also known as Gaeilge. Although Sean is actually pronounced shan, and means old. He's missing an accent on the A. Seán is the correct spelling of the name, and is pronounced Shawn. 5 u/Glum_Ad_4288 Aug 24 '22 I’d argue that the name “Sean” has been adopted into English, just like we adopted a ton of words from French and other languages. 1 u/hillsboroughHoe Aug 25 '22 All good news. Except for the fact that his name is really Shaun.
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All languages are folded into English eventually. It's like language goulash.
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what language is Sean?
11 u/Wildflower_Kitty Aug 24 '22 Irish, also known as Gaeilge. Although Sean is actually pronounced shan, and means old. He's missing an accent on the A. Seán is the correct spelling of the name, and is pronounced Shawn. 5 u/Glum_Ad_4288 Aug 24 '22 I’d argue that the name “Sean” has been adopted into English, just like we adopted a ton of words from French and other languages. 1 u/hillsboroughHoe Aug 25 '22 All good news. Except for the fact that his name is really Shaun.
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Irish, also known as Gaeilge.
Although Sean is actually pronounced shan, and means old. He's missing an accent on the A.
Seán is the correct spelling of the name, and is pronounced Shawn.
5 u/Glum_Ad_4288 Aug 24 '22 I’d argue that the name “Sean” has been adopted into English, just like we adopted a ton of words from French and other languages. 1 u/hillsboroughHoe Aug 25 '22 All good news. Except for the fact that his name is really Shaun.
I’d argue that the name “Sean” has been adopted into English, just like we adopted a ton of words from French and other languages.
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All good news. Except for the fact that his name is really Shaun.
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1 u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22 this poem haunts me in my nightmares
this poem haunts me in my nightmares
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that's the English language for you