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Savoir Faire (other)
Savoir faire may refer to: * Savoir-faire, a List of French words and phrases used by English speakers#S, French phrase used by English speakers * ''Savoir-Faire'', interactive fiction by Emily Short * Savoir Faire (barge), ''Savoir Faire'' (barge), a European cargo vessel built in 1924 and converted into a hotel barge in 1976 * Savoir-faire Linux, a Canadian open source company * Savoir-Faire, a character from ''Klondike Kat'' * "Savoir Faire", a song by Chic from the 1978 album ''C'est Chic'' * "Savoir Faire", a song by Suede from the 1999 album ''Head Music'' * "Extra Savoir-Faire" a song by They Might Be Giants from their 1994 release ''John Henry (album)'' See also * Heloise and the Savoir Faire, an American band * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French Words And Phrases Used By English Speakers
Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English. English words of French origin, such as ''art'', ''competition'', ''force'', ''machine'', and ''table'' are pronounced according to English rules of phonology, rather than French, and are commonly used by English speakers without any consciousness of their French origin. This article, on the other hand, covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing their character as Gallicisms: they remain unmistakably "French" to an English speaker. They are most common in written English, where they retain French diacritics and are usually printed in italics. In spoken English, at least some attempt is generally made to pronounce them as they would sound in French; an entirely English pronunciation is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
