What about similar oddities in English?
(This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it’s to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      More like if the French royalty hadn’t conquered England…

      England hasn’t been ruled by the English for centuries bro

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        On the other hand, you seldom have the issue of having no clue how something is pronounced because you’ve only ever seen it written. So it balances out.