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[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

i didn't get this joke cuz Cinq is pronounced Saink and not sink

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 75 points 2 months ago

It sounds more like past tense “sank” which also makes more sense in context of the question.

[–] solidgrue@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some of the more cultural dialects of US English pronounce "sank" with two syllables: like "say-ingk"

"Saink" isn't a bad way to spell it, either.

[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No I'm with you, as a french speaker, it's also hard to get the joke for some reason.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 23 points 2 months ago

Two cats named “One Two Three” and “Un Deux Trois” raced across a river, which one won?

It was One Two Three, because Un Deux Trois quatre cinq.

[–] 737@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't get it, pls explain 🥺

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Cinq" kind of sounds like "sank".

[–] 737@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago
[–] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 6 points 2 months ago
[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago