Don't feel blue if you call the cheese "blue" instead "bleu" (French, 2013)

[DawnMTL]

I'd been "taught" that the correct spelling is "bleu cheese" but that's not because I'm from Montreal -- really, I barely speak French. Yet, I'm always a bit proud when I see an American write "bleu cheese" instead of "blue cheese."

I'm an editor, so it did make me curious as to what the "correct" spelling is: bleu cheese (as I knew it to be) or blue cheese (as is sometimes written on this forum and elsewhere).

In case you were also curious:

The Grammarphobia Blog: Is the cheese blue or bleu?


I was surprised.

[cb at sea]

I think it really is bleu.....

[magicshark]

I think it is bleu but depending which device I am using my autocorrect sometimes corrects it to blue. Sometimes (ok all the time) I am too lazy to correct my autocorrect.

[DawnMTL]

But did you guys read the article that I linked? It said:

You’ll be dismayed to hear this, but the phrase “blue cheese” showed up in English a century and a half before the Frenchified “bleu cheese” version.

I was pretty surprised about that.

[ScarletG]

Originally Posted by DawnMTL

But did you guys read the article that I linked? It said:



I was pretty surprised about that.

I didnt even know this was a issue.

[magicshark]

Originally Posted by DawnMTL

But did you guys read the article that I linked? It said:



I was pretty surprised about that.

Guilty! I plead over tired as my excuse. I will correct my oversight this minute. Honestly I missed the link altogether. I need a nap!

[DawnMTL]

Originally Posted by ScarletG

I didnt even know this was a issue.

Is every thread on this board an "issue"? I just found it interesting.

Originally Posted by magicshark

Guilty! I plead over tired as my excuse. I will correct my oversight this minute. Honestly I missed the link altogether. I need a nap!

Hahaha! I love naps. I know, your kidlet kept you up most of last night. I hope that everything's okay.

[magicshark]

Originally Posted by DawnMTL

Is every thread on this board an "issue"? I just found it interesting.



Hahaha! I love naps. I know, your kidlet kept you up most of last night. I hope that everything's okay.

Ok after reading (!) the article it gets me thinking. I am guessing people use bleu as a kind of elitist description. What you're not using the French word? Plebeian! Or something to that effect.

Thanks for asking, everything is fine. He's autistic and sometimes his brain doesn't like to stop working. If he can't sleep he will wake me for company.

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by magicshark

...I am guessing people use bleu as a kind of elitist description...

I used to spell it "bleu" until I read a few comments like that - now it's always "blue."

[PAhippo]

interesting.


just as yummy either way.