Comment on Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee namesComments−nynox4yFake foreign words can sometimes take a life of their own, see e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudo-French_words_in... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudo-German_words_in...My favorite coffee name so far is definitely Urino Decaffeinato−kergonath4yThe first link is terrible. “Voir dire” is not pseudo-French, it’s an archaic expression from old Norman French (a lot of such phrases ended up in English legal language). Also, “nom de plume” is used commonly in French.−tonyedgecombe4yUrino DecaffeinatoI think I was drinking that this morning.−gpderetta4ythat doesn't sound very tasty, but to each their own I guess.
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Fake foreign words can sometimes take a life of their own, see e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudo-French_words_in... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudo-German_words_in...
My favorite coffee name so far is definitely Urino Decaffeinato
The first link is terrible. “Voir dire” is not pseudo-French, it’s an archaic expression from old Norman French (a lot of such phrases ended up in English legal language). Also, “nom de plume” is used commonly in French.
I think I was drinking that this morning.
that doesn't sound very tasty, but to each their own I guess.