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Old 05-18-2007, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Mousymee View Post
Lots of english words are made french by adding an e at the end. Maybe that's why. D:
It's the opposite, remove the french ending to get the english word. Because french had much influence on the english language in the period of "Middle English" (1066 to 1500) starting with the Norman Conquest. Lots of english words are converted from french ones.
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