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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I intentionally mispronounce voila as viola. As in the string instrument.

[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Be careful with this, Viola sounds close to the past perfect of the verb violer, which can mean to break a rule (violer une règle) or worse, to rape

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I doubt an English listener would make that mistake, sounds nothing like "violate."

[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Right, let's hope they don't understand french