>> It surely ranks with Cherchez la femme, plus ca change, a la carte, au contraire,
>> je ne sais quoi, etc. There are hundreds of French expressions used in English, many
>> of them only used in English and unheard of in France.
>> RSVP or cul de sac for example.
>>
>> Few of them are exactly everyday expressions by most people, but the majority I'd have
>> said have a nodding familiarity.
Don't forget one of Derek Trotter's favourites - bonne la douche.
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