Ou and où are 2 French words which are pronounced exactly the same but where the little “accent grave” make a huge difference.
Ou, sans accent, veut dire “or” mais où, avec accent veut dire where.
My cat Eyera has kindly agreed to demonstrate for us:
What’s the point if you can’t hear any difference anyway? You tell me. But try and remember how annoying it is when you read things like “Theirs a bee in your bonnet”.
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