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		DiscourseFan on May 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Albert Camus Yeah, but don't you think its kind of absurd that his name rhymes with Samus from Metroid?

meatsock on May 30, 2023 [–]

it is pronounced "[KA] + [MOO]", not "[KA] + [MUS]"

jjgreen on May 30, 2023 | | [–]

One of my favourite factoids on the French language, generically the final letter is not pronounced except C, R, L, & F, so DOS line-endings. Once seen, never forgotten.

toxik on May 30, 2023 | | [–]

Maybe Samus is supposed to be pronounced Saméw?

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