Comments on “To say a French word in the middle of an English sentence exactly as it...”http://apodion.net/2009/quote.138/feed/To+say+a+French+word+in+the+middle+of+an+English+sentence+exactly+as+it...2009-12-14T17:47:11-05:00ChyrpTo say a French word in the middle of an English sentence exactly as it...tag:apodion.net,2009-12-14:/id/138//comment_5722009-12-14T17:47:11-05:002009-12-14T17:47:11-05:00The Old Hackhttp://www.canehan.wordpress.com
<p>I suggest all that proves is that Fowler couldn’t speak French fluently, and liked clever-clever remarks.. In 20-plus years in France, this combination came up daily, not to say hourly, and still very often does.</p>
<p>As I only do it with people I know understand French, it is absolutely no “failure … in the conversational progress.”</p>