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Old 03-22-2016, 05:09 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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No French... just Brooklyn Italian
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Old 03-22-2016, 05:13 PM
 
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Apparently I use lots. Here are a few:

Chic
A la carte
A la mode
Vinaigrette
Roux
Etouffe
Saute
Sauce
Foie gras
Crème brulee
Eau de toilette
Eau de parfum
Brunette
Armoire
Au pair
Au naturel
Panache
Blasé
Décor
Façade
Mardi gras
Motif
Corsage
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Old 03-22-2016, 09:54 PM
bjh
 
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Not necessarily frequently, but there are hundreds, if not thousands, of French words and phrases in English:

camouflage
coup d'etat
gauntlet
court martial
sacré bleu
mayonnaise
mustard
paper maché
montage
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Old 03-23-2016, 08:16 PM
 
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A lot I've realized. I took it in high school and college and some of it slips out every day.
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Old 03-23-2016, 10:25 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Let's see.....

French fries
French bread
French toast
French vanilla
French kiss
.....5 .....
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Old 03-24-2016, 01:01 AM
 
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voilà !
omelette
Apéritif
baguette
Déjà vu
Faux
sans
Sommelier
Éclair

and of course...
Oooh la la!
au naturel
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Old 03-24-2016, 07:26 AM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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I'm convinced that we should all start speaking French. It seems like we're halfway there.
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Old 03-24-2016, 07:29 AM
 
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I oui oui at least 3 times a day and sometimes get up to oui oui in the middle of the night.
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Old 03-24-2016, 08:22 AM
 
Location: n/a
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I'm convinced that we should all start speaking French. It seems like we're halfway there.
It says on my resumé I can whisper suite nothings, does that count?

It might be a typo, though.
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Old 03-24-2016, 08:28 AM
 
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m e r d e .
My grandmother was French Canadian. When she cut herself, or dropped a pan, or had any kind of mishap, she would cry, M e r d e!" When I was little, I thought she was saying, "Murder!" So I started saying, "Murder!" when I had little mishaps, like falling off a bike or tripping. One day, I was with my grandmother and something happened, I don't remember what, and I exclaimed, "Murder!" My grandmother said, "What did you say!" And I told her, I said "Murder, just like you do." She broke out laughing, and said, "Honey, I'm not saying 'Murder', I'm saying 'm e r d e' which means s h i t in French."
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