These are some of my favorite fake French words and phrases. I know I have several, but these are the only two that I can think of at the moment. I promise to add more as I remember them and create new ones.
"Lezgowheat" - translated from Fake French into English is "Lets Go Eat".
History: I would say this when we would get out of the car headed in to the restaurant, ah, my favorite French word. My younger son, who had taken (not sure about the words "struggled through") French in high school, would say, "Thats not real French!" - "Did I say it was?" - and try to pronounce it as 2 syllables. "lez+gwheat", but no pause, with a trailing almost inaudible plosive "T" exhale as the tip of your tongue pulls down and back from your nearly closed teeth.
Straw-bear-eee-jo-lie - translated FaFr->En, is "Strawberry Jelly". The accent pattern is "XoXoX" and sounds a little bit like the name 'Angelina Jolie'. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th syllables are slightly longer than the 2nd and 4th.
History: One day I was grocery shopping and I gave myself this noble quest: "Try pronouncing everything you buy with a Fake French accent and see which one is your favorite." Strawberry jelly (the wife's, not mine, never touch the stuff on my tongue) won by a far margin.
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Update: 2013.07.21 - Today's new word is a food item: Cheddar Peppers - The accent goes on the dar syllable. I give the first sound as "shay" instead of "ched". Try to say both words as one word, making a slight popping sound, including changing pep to pop and pers to pars
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Remember my main rule about spelling in authentic French: All French words are spelled wrong. There, now doesn't that lighten your load?
"Lezgowheat" - translated from Fake French into English is "Lets Go Eat".
History: I would say this when we would get out of the car headed in to the restaurant, ah, my favorite French word. My younger son, who had taken (not sure about the words "struggled through") French in high school, would say, "Thats not real French!" - "Did I say it was?" - and try to pronounce it as 2 syllables. "lez+gwheat", but no pause, with a trailing almost inaudible plosive "T" exhale as the tip of your tongue pulls down and back from your nearly closed teeth.
Straw-bear-eee-jo-lie - translated FaFr->En, is "Strawberry Jelly". The accent pattern is "XoXoX" and sounds a little bit like the name 'Angelina Jolie'. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th syllables are slightly longer than the 2nd and 4th.
History: One day I was grocery shopping and I gave myself this noble quest: "Try pronouncing everything you buy with a Fake French accent and see which one is your favorite." Strawberry jelly (the wife's, not mine, never touch the stuff on my tongue) won by a far margin.
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Update: 2013.07.21 - Today's new word is a food item: Cheddar Peppers - The accent goes on the dar syllable. I give the first sound as "shay" instead of "ched". Try to say both words as one word, making a slight popping sound, including changing pep to pop and pers to pars
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Remember my main rule about spelling in authentic French: All French words are spelled wrong. There, now doesn't that lighten your load?
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