CHAT: French expressions in English (Re: OT CHAT:Asperger'ssyndrome)

Nik Taylor wrote:

> John Cowan wrote:
> > I have never seen a list anywhere, but there are lots (forgive errors, I'm
> > working from memory only): au point, au pied de la lettre, double entendre
> > (archaic French), cestui que trust (legal phrase, also arch. Fr.), de rigueur,
> > je ne sais quoi, bon mot.
>
> Please forgive any mis-spellings.  :-)
>
> Add RSVP (Réspondez s'il vous plâit), déja vu, jamais vu, presque vu,
> nom de plume, nom de guerre, c'est la vie, la creme de la creme,
> savoir-faire, laissez-faire [belief that the government should not
> interfere with the economy in any way], en passant [a chess term], en
> masse, joi de vivre
Let's not forget:  <éminence grise>.  That's one I use when the people
I'm with don't mind my being obnoxious.

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