quelle surprise
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prettygoodwordquelle surprise (KEL suh-PRAIZ) - (sarcastic) n., what a surprise.
See also surprise, surprise, only that's native to English instead of taken from French. I'm amused that the quelle is more or less French pronunciation while surprise is English, even though it's the French word (same spelling). Inconsistency? Quelle surprise.
---L.
See also surprise, surprise, only that's native to English instead of taken from French. I'm amused that the quelle is more or less French pronunciation while surprise is English, even though it's the French word (same spelling). Inconsistency? Quelle surprise.
---L.
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Date: 2025-03-27 05:04 pm (UTC)(One American English variant is the triple surprise, surprise, surprise—uttered with the English pronunciation and specifically in a stereotypical Southern U.S. drawl. It’s a generational marker, deriving from the 60’s TV show Gomer Pyle.)
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Date: 2025-03-27 10:23 pm (UTC)Yeah, French pronunciation pour moi aussi
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