Letter Hats
Culture is unusual. People in other countries might look the same, but they do things you wouldn’t expect. Like a stop sign I saw with ARRET on it, but with a little hat on the “e”.
I asked Camden, the neighborhood Google.
“History,” he said. “They started dropping the “s” from words and put a hat there so you’d know. It’s like ‘arrest’. When the cops arrest you, they stop you.”
That was true.
Still, when I was caught robbing a bank in Paris a year later, I was disappointed no one shouted, “You’re under arrêt!”
Unûual, I tell you.
The Green-Walled Treehouse 
Haha – good one! I was trying to figure out a story to use the given language but only came up with the English version.
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Glad you liked it. The fun thing about Friday Fictioneers is seeing all the different directions people go in.
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I do agree although I do find it hard to come up with ideas I haven’t used before.
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There is just no respect for history or culture these days as tradition falls by the way side. Even bank robbers have dignity.
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Yes, there are certain protocols you have to follow. Seriously. 🙂
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Foreigners, huh!
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Dear David,
Quirky little play on words there. Love it. Hope you’re getting a bit of a respite in your busy summer. I totally understand. Mine has been a wild ride and, most weeks, I’m hanging onto Friday Fictioneers by a sender thread. I’m always happy to see you on the squares.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I don’t know if it’s much better, but sometimes you just have to take a break and catch a quick breath. Have a great week!
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Interesting, David.
To this day, pronouncing the name of my home town is confusing because the French acute accent was removed by the Post Office. Diacritical marks are important in correctly pronouncing many foreign words that have migrated into the English language.
Fun story.
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yeah, unlike the circumflex, the acute accent does have a much bigger impact on pronunciation. I work with a lot of Vietnamese and they have tons of diacritical marks that just get stripped off since we have no way of writing them. I’m sure it makes a big difference for them though. Thanks for reading.
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Word hats, good name for them. I bet you had fun writing this one.
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Yeah, I like languages anyway, so it’s always fun to work in foreign languages into things. 🙂
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🙂
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word = letter
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The thing I love about FrFic is how different every story is. And I’d love a friend who was a neighbourhood google! I refer to google a LOT! Fun story, well done!
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Thanks! Glad you liked it. Yes, lots of variety every week in our group. 🙂
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