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Her answer could also be applied to the shape of the crêpe, as circumflex means "bent around". | Her answer could also be applied to the shape of the crêpe, as circumflex means "bent around". | ||
− | In some dialects of English (e.g. British English), and in the original French pronunciation, "crêpe" is said so that the ê is pronounced as in "get" (i.e. | + | In some dialects of English (e.g. British English), and in the original French pronunciation, "crêpe" is said so that the ê is pronounced as in "get" (i.e. "cr-eh-p"), but American English speakers pronounce it like an "A" (i.e. "cr-ay-p"). |
The title text continues the wordplay by saying that "A medicine that makes you put two dots over your letters more often is a diäretic". | The title text continues the wordplay by saying that "A medicine that makes you put two dots over your letters more often is a diäretic". |