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[-] seliaste 38 points 3 months ago

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

[-] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 76 points 3 months ago

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

[-] solidgrue@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

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 15 points 3 months ago
[-] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

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 3 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 12 points 3 months ago

I don't get it, pls explain 🥺

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 37 points 3 months ago

"Cinq" kind of sounds like "sank".

[-] 737 6 points 3 months ago
[-] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 6 points 3 months ago
[-] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago
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