Anyone know the plural of "faux pas"?
Arugula Latte
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:24 AM
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Anyone know the plural of "faux pas"? |
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Or is the plural also "faux pas"? ... Merci!
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:27 AM
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1. the bush administration? |
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faux pas after faux pas after faux pas.....
if it means what I think it means.
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:27 AM
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:28 AM
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3. plural is spelled the same, but you pronounce the "s" |
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:29 AM
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5. beat me by a few seconds....GMTA |
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:34 AM
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Greenwich Mean Time, Asswipe? Go Masticate Twine, Asswipe? Gee - Much Thanks, Asswipe? Godless Marcher To Ashcroft?
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:40 AM
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8. Great Minds Think Alike.... |
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:58 AM
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I should have known that, but bloody hell, I couldn't.
(though I was pretty sure it wasn't actually an insult, as I insinuated)
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:29 AM
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4. I think Bartleby's has it... here |
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faux pas is a French phrase meaning “false step,” which English has borrowed to mean “a social blunder.” Pronounce it FO-PAH or FO-PAH, with plural faux pas pronounced either like the singular or FO-PAHZ or FO-PAH
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Thu Jan-15-04 12:31 AM
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6. Thanks, helpful people! |
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