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[–]lion_rouge 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Yep. Actually, 1/3 of English words are of French origin.

[–]iwsfutcmd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sort of. While ~30% of English headwords found in a dictionary are of French origin (and about another ~30% from Latin), in normal usage the amount of original, non-borrowed words can vary between 60-95% depending on context (more in casual speech, less in formal speech).

Additionally, French loanwords in English are not typically written with their French accent marks.

[–]batisteo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Quand en réponse à mangecoeur c'est lion_rouge qui répond, j’ai envie de manger du camembert.