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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Today's Word #73833 06/20/2002 3:31 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I think the use of 'inconnus" in that example is not good writing. The French word does not convey any special shade of meaning that its English equivalent would not. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Today's Word #73834 06/21/2002 10:04 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 21 adam stranger adam stranger Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 21 Generally, "inconnu" in French is an opposite of the word "connu", which means: known. I'm not sure, but I think it is in the ballpark ( I've learnt this expression here ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Today's Word #73835 06/21/2002 3:49 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada I've learnt this expression here Adam, how heartwarming! Stick around, a lot of slang gets used here! ("stick around," or "why don't you stick around" = "please don't leave!") Let us go in peace to love and serve the board. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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