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Q: Décrivant une chose

Mohammad RafieeJe voudrai poser une question avec une exemple sur utilisation de les adjectives: Notre voisins Ma femme et moi vivons ensemble dans un immuable avec radicalement différent type des voisins. Je voudrai voue parler sur Kian qui et un homme 29ans, Il est grand, sportif, élégant et bi...

 
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Q: How did "invoice" end up with an 's'-sound?

ZairjaThe Etymonline entry for invoice states (source): apparently from M.Fr. envois, pl. of envoi "dispatch (of goods)," Although my French is pretty poor, my understanding is that the 's' is silent. We don't pronounce the 's' in hors d'oeuvre (usually), so how did the 's' in envois become vocal...

 
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Q: Normans vs. Saxons: cow = beef, sheep = mutton, chicken =?

coleopteristThe story goes that after the Norman invasion of England, the words in English for prepared foods took on their French equivalents. The Saxon serfs bred the cows, sheep, and swine, which when served on gilded plates to their Norman rulers were referred to as beef, mutton, and pork respectively, a...

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