http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/11/quel-surprise-experts-give-self-serving.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:06:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/11/quel-surprise-experts-give-self-serving.html#comment-1459 Yves Smith Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:33:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/11/quelle-surprise-experts-give-self-serving-diagnoses/#comment-1459 I am making fun of how it was used in Breakfast at Tiffany's, where Holly GoLightly's use was always written as "quel" even though she was speaking it. I guess too narrow a reference, so I will correct the headline. I am making fun of how it was used in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, where Holly GoLightly’s use was always written as “quel” even though she was speaking it. I guess too narrow a reference, so I will correct the headline.

]]> http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/11/quel-surprise-experts-give-self-serving.html#comment-1458 Anonymous Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:26:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/11/quelle-surprise-experts-give-self-serving-diagnoses/#comment-1458 A pet peeve: the French words <i>surprise</i> and <i>horreur</i> are both of feminine gender, and hence it's <i>quelle surprise</i> and <i>quelle horreur</i>. Someone named Yves should be more careful about this. :) A pet peeve: the French words surprise and horreur are both of feminine gender, and hence it’s quelle surprise and quelle horreur. Someone named Yves should be more careful about this.

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