CHAT: French expressions in English (Re: OT CHAT: Asperger's syndrome)
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 23, 2000, 21:57 |
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At 13:35 22/06/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Christophe Grandsire wrote:
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>> In my case, I have what's called "esprit d'escalier". I can find very good
>> replies to what has been said, but generally only a few minutes after it
>> has been said. Not good for conversation...
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>The same phrase (not a translation, but the very same phrase) is used in
>English too.
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Really? Well, that's only one more. Now that I have cable TV, I can see a
few English-spoken programs in original version, and I'm quite surprised by
the number of French expressions used in English! How many do you have?
Christophe Grandsire
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