#which I as an american reflexively spell -izé

[tchaikovskaya]

There are some things that will simultaneously humiliate you as being undereducated and expose you as a French Speaker (derogatory), or vice versa in French as an Anglo. and one of those things is when you fail to correctly spell something with a double consonant when neither language’s phonology has gemination.

#I’m sorry for not knowing how to spell the word marriage without spellcheck alright !!!! #another thing is the -isé suffix #which I as an american reflexively spell -izé #in terms of pronunciation there’s no fucking difference but it’s like AMÉRICAINE 🫵😐