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minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·15 hours ago“friar” is apparently a monk of specific Christian orders. From French “frère”, which just means “brother”.
minus-squareRustyNova@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 hours agoOh. Now I get it. Actually pretty funny Thank you for this addendum
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoYeah, I was a bit surprised that no one bothered to explain what a “friar” is, like I wouldn’t even expect all native speakers to know that word, depending on their culture. 😅
minus-squareRustyNova@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoAnd the funny thing is… I’m french. I would have gotten it if I recognise that friar is a bad pronunciation of “frère”
minus-squareAlteredEgo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoFriar Peter here to explain the joke.
“friar” is apparently a monk of specific Christian orders. From French “frère”, which just means “brother”.
Oh. Now I get it. Actually pretty funny Thank you for this addendum
Yeah, I was a bit surprised that no one bothered to explain what a “friar” is, like I wouldn’t even expect all native speakers to know that word, depending on their culture. 😅
And the funny thing is… I’m french. I would have gotten it if I recognise that friar is a bad pronunciation of “frère”
Friar Peter here to explain the joke.