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Parle-vous Irish cocktail
An after-dinner sipper of a cocktail with cognac and Irish whiskey stirred with rich orange and herbal liqueurs
Emily Le Thuc
27th April 2021 at 12:08
Hello, the correct French spelling would be “parlez-vous”, as in “voulez-vous”.... The drink itself is a lovely digestif!
27th April 2021 at 19:37
Fair point Simon!
I guess from a French speaker’s perspective it’s just that it looks like the grammatical equivalent of “does you speak”, added to the fact that “parle” is pronounced “parl”, whereas “parlez” is pronounced “parlay”, but it’s not like the French don’t mispronounce English or make grammatical mistakes as well... ;)
I guess from a French speaker’s perspective it’s just that it looks like the grammatical equivalent of “does you speak”, added to the fact that “parle” is pronounced “parl”, whereas “parlez” is pronounced “parlay”, but it’s not like the French don’t mispronounce English or make grammatical mistakes as well... ;)
[deleted user]
27th April 2021 at 13:47
Agreed Emily!
27th April 2021 at 13:29
The spelling above is just as Chris spelt the name of his cocktail. Arguably makes it trademarkable, e.g. Absolut Vodka should be spelt Absolute Vodka.