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Monday, October 10, 2011

What is the difference between "fot" and "defo"?

fòt (from the French "faute") → fault

Se fòt ou mwen an reta lekòl.
It's your fault that I'm late for school.

Tout se fòt ou!
It's all your fault!

Se pa fòt mwen, mwen pa't konnen.
It's not my fault, I didn't know.

San li ap retire tout fòt ou yo.
His blood will remove all your faults.


Defo (from the French "défaut") → bad habits, flaws, weaknesses

Pa moutre tout vye defo ou yo nan mitan moun.
Don't show all your bad habits in public.

Pitit li yo gen anpil defo.
His children have a lot of bad habits.

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