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Page 4 of 6 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 > Topic Options #75707 - 07/11/02 11:36 AM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Chemeng1992 member Registered: 08/03/01 Posts: 131 Loc: Alabama degringolade comes in deraspberry and degrape. My kids love it. Rubrick, I'll be a dumb adolescent right along wit you!! Top #75708 - 07/11/02 09:55 PM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe slithy toves enthusiast Registered: 01/29/02 Posts: 320 Loc: Sarasota, Florida, US "It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious, It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely" Cole Porter had to be thinking of someone just like you, Jackie, when he came up with this. Here's looking at you, kid! Top #75709 - 07/12/02 03:03 PM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe jimthedog enthusiast Registered: 02/24/01 Posts: 387 Loc: Hartsville, New York. Le Grille? What the h* is Le Grille? These instructions are so confusing!- Homer Simpson. Hi Jackie. Top #75710 - 07/12/02 09:29 PM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Le Grille? What the h* is Le Grille? These instructions are so confusing!- Homer Simpson. Hi Jackie. Hi, Sweetie--I've been wondering if you were still around. Top #75711 - 07/13/02 02:57 AM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Capfka Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/28/02 Posts: 1624 Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Hi Jackie. Whoops, wrong persona. Wait one ... - Pfranz Top #75712 - 07/13/02 02:59 AM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England Ah, that's better. Hi Jackie! What's all this crap about smilies being retrograde and the sign of a ga-ga mentality or something? Has shIT been at it again? _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ... Top #75713 - 07/13/02 12:20 PM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky What's all this crap about smilies being retrograde and the sign of a ga-ga mentality or something? Has shIT been at it again? Hi, Sweetheart--well, no less than four people wrote to me saying they don't think so. So...my apologies, jopo. Top #75714 - 07/23/02 12:01 PM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 From the customary meaning of "deluxe" as used in diners, Our Household Dictionary ("the epitomy of local usage") defines deluxe as with lettuce and tomato. Top #75715 - 07/23/02 12:10 PM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1814 Loc: Spam Factory One of the things about "deluxe" that I have noticed that, as many products have a sort of inflation of adjectives, deluxe ends up denoting the cheapest variety. For example, a product might be offerred as deluxe, special, and custom. That way even the guy who buys the cheapest one can say "I got the deluxe model!" It is sort of like the tendency of restaurants to offer three sizes of soft drink: large, extra-large and super-size. Top #75716 - 07/24/02 08:40 AM Re: de luxe vs. deluxe RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204 You've done it agian, Sparteye! defines deluxe as with lettuce and tomato. that sums up so neatly the spirit of the difference between "de luxe" and "deluxe" Top Page 4 of 6 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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