Wednesday, November 5, 2014

English-ish

Some Words and Phrases in the English Language that Came from Somewhere Else

Déjà vu

Elite

Matinee

Poncho

Fenestrate

Macho

Fahrvegnuegen  <-- (a campaign word used by BMW)

Swatch (not the small piece of fabric, but the Swedish wristwatch)

Yankee Doodle (the English sang the song to make fun of us, but we liked it, so here we are)

Faux pas

C'est la vie

Que sera sera



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