Bad moaning!
Daily Star|March 11, 2024
'ALLO! LINGUIST SAYS ENGLISH IS BAD FRENCH
DAVID O'DORNAN
Bad moaning!

A GALLIC boffin has sparked a war of words by claiming Brits are all speaking "badly pronounced French" - just like hopeless spy Officer Crabtree from 'Allo 'Allo!

Linguist Bernard Cerquiglini reckons "English doesn't exist" and we talk the same as actor Arthur Bostrom's madcap character in the hit 80s sitcom.

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