Texts with Paul
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Paul: I'm in the food court or, as the French call it, "le food courté"
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Graham: Isn't it "LA food courté"?
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Paul: It depends on what restaurants are there. If they are girly restaurants it is "la", if it is manly places like steakhouses and burger joints then it is "le"
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Graham: What if they're exceptionally girly burger joints? Like, Princess Ruffle's Fluffy Burger Castle?
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Paul: It can go either way. That is why France has Académie Française, to make those kind of tough calls.
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Graham: Truly, a merci-less job.
Posted on Wednesday, April 18 2012.