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Rapport - Word of the Day - Fri Sep 10, 2021

Myr

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rapport - (noun) - relation; especially: relation marked by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity

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It is extraordinarily difficult to have good rapport these days with your coworkers... it's all which side of the flock you're on. 

 

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Rapport is another one of those oddities in English where a word isn't pronounced logically as spelled with a hard T. The French pronunciation (re-pore) followed it.

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1 hour ago, drpaladin said:

Rapport is another one of those oddities in English where a word isn't pronounced logically as spelled with a hard T. The French pronunciation (re-pore) followed it.

Nah.  use the letters.  it's more fun.  Especially with the Three Musketeers author Alexander Dumb Ass. 😛

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14 minutes ago, Myr said:

Nah.  use the letters.  it's more fun.  Especially with the Three Musketeers author Alexander Dumb Ass. 😛

I've purposely done that. Mr. Fuqua didn't like it at all. LOL

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