We have taken so many words from the French...
Tweets of the week
Quite a few French words have found their way into English. We’ve got the phrase ‘hors d’oeuvres’ for starters.
— Moose Allain (@MooseAllain) April 13, 2023
Found out my cousin was taking her horse to the horse hospital and managed not to say ‘you mean the horsepital?’ - if anyone from the Vatican is on here and drawing up one of those lists of new saints
— Katie Storey (@KEStorey) April 9, 2023
I've swallowed a watch, some jewellery & £500 worth of cash. I'm marking myself as "safe"
— Sanjeev Kohli (@govindajeggy) April 11, 2023
I tried a honey and mustard contact lens solution but it gave me a glazed look.
— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) April 10, 2023
It is only because of our EU membership that the 2006 Bond movie was not called Quarter Pounder with Casino. #BrexitBritain pic.twitter.com/cH1eKScH4w
— Sean Patrick (@seanptellsjokes) April 12, 2023
I still live in hope Jerry Hall finds happiness with a hairdresser and goes on to complete the rare marriage triumvirate of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
— Vincent Murphy (@ImBuddhish) April 13, 2023
Went to my dyslexic pal's gender reveal Party the other day and they just brought out a goose
— Alexandra Haddow (@MissAHaddow) April 11, 2023
Snake: the movie. Everytime an actor walks out of a shot they appear on the other side
— Celya AB (@abcelya) April 13, 2023
Published: 14 Apr 2023