There are a lot of angliscims in French that we use in our daily life. But we use also lots of fake anglicims, true fact !

In this episode, we will discover 10 very funny fake anglicisms that French speakers invented.

But you need to use a French accent when you say them !

We will also discover the origin of the noun “smoking”

At the beginning of the 20th century, English was considered as a “chic” language. It’s a way to explain the invention of these very funny words.

Here are the words we will talk about today. Do you know some of them ?

• Le catcheur / la catcheuse
• Le footing
• Le brushing
• Le baby-foot
• Le parking
• La pompom girl
• Le camping-car
• Un talkie-walkie
• Un smoking
• Un relooking

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