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  2. Landjäger - Wikipedia

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    According to the Swiss German Dictionary, the name Landjäger was possibly derived from the dialect expression lang tige(n) 'smoked for a long time, air-cured for a long time.' [1] The humorous reinterpretation in the sense of 'mounted police' may be inspired by comparing the stiffness of sausages with the perceived military rigidity of a police officer.

  3. French orthography - Wikipedia

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    French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.

  4. List of shibboleths - Wikipedia

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    Pierre: South Dakotans read the name as / p ɪər / rhyming with "beer," not like the French given name French pronunciation:. Prescott, Arizona: Arizonans pronounce the name as / ˈ p r ɛ s k ə t / PRESS-kət, rhyming with "bit", while non-Arizonans pronounce it as / ˈ p r ɛ s k ɒ t / PRESS-kɒt, rhyming with "got".

  5. Beer in France - Wikipedia

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    Pelforth is a French brewery founded in 1914 in Mons-en-Barœul by three Lillois brewers. Among connoisseurs, it is "famous for its strong speciality beers". [5] It was originally called Pelican, after a dance popular at the time. Production was stopped during World War II, restarting in 1950. The brewery name was changed in 1972 to Pelforth.

  6. List of French words of Gaulish origin - Wikipedia

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    The Gaulish language, and presumably its many dialects and closely allied sister languages, left a few hundred words in French and many more in nearby Romance languages, i.e. Franco-Provençal (Eastern France and Western Switzerland), Occitan (Southern France), Catalan, Romansch, Gallo-Italic (Northern Italy), and many of the regional languages of northern France and Belgium collectively known ...

  7. 100 chic French baby names for girls and what they mean - AOL

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    100 French baby girl names. Here are 100 French names and their interpreted meanings. Pick one for your petite fille! Vivienne — Alive. Simone — To listen. Belle — Beauty. Henriette ...

  8. Julien Miquel - Wikipedia

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    Julien Miquel AIWS is a French YouTuber and winemaker, best known for making word pronunciation videos on his eponymous channel, with over 50,000 uploads as of May 2024. Several native speakers have criticised him for butchering the pronunciation of their languages.

  9. 'The Champagne of Beers' leaves French producers frothing - AOL

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    The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth. For years, Miller High Life has used the “Champagne of Beers” slogan. At ...