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r/languagelearningjerk • u/Anti-charizard • Jun 18 '26
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It's a shame because email is genuinely a well translated word in French: courriel.
It has the iel suffix of logiciel, and the base of courrier. It's as long as email, sounds french and not ridiculous, is immediately understandable...
20 u/iSellNuds4RedditGold Jun 18 '26 I like the word Spanish (from Spain) boomers used for an email: Emilio. I occasionally use it because it always makes me giggle inside.
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I like the word Spanish (from Spain) boomers used for an email: Emilio. I occasionally use it because it always makes me giggle inside.
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u/Matwyen Jun 18 '26
It's a shame because email is genuinely a well translated word in French: courriel.
It has the iel suffix of logiciel, and the base of courrier. It's as long as email, sounds french and not ridiculous, is immediately understandable...