Re: OFFTOPIC: What is "francais hexagonal"?

On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, John Cowan wrote:

> I ran into this term, and was mystified: obviously "hexagonal
> (six-sided?) French" is not a useful translation.
You don't mean "France, the hexagon"?
So-called for its rough shape on a map.
The expression was common in France decades ago.