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WCDT Strips 3246-3250 (20-24th June 2016)

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DSL:

--- Quote from: JimC on 23 Jun 2016, 07:02 ---
--- Quote from: Stoutfellow on 23 Jun 2016, 02:59 ---See http://languageoffood.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html for a good run-down of the history of the word. It's more complex than you might think.

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Interesting. Quite a bit of verbal gymnastics going on there to support the US usage to my mind though.

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Seems more to me like a change in the style of serving dinners, with the words not catching up -- thus "entree" stayed with "fancy meat dish" even though that dish took a new prominence and position in the meal.

Perfectly Reasonable:

--- Quote from: Neko_Ali on 23 Jun 2016, 05:19 ---"Personne n'échappe à mon regard." is about the only French I hear these days...

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En quelle circonstance?

BlueFatima:
Aw, come on, Faye. These are *good* things!

Tova:
Faye's dislike of change hasn't changed.

DSL:
Well, it changes things.

EDIT: Though as much change as Dora is exhibiting would be unsettling, up close and personal IRL.

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