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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread hors d'oeuvre #149952 11/07/05 01:53 PM 11/07/05 01:53 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 A ahurtgen OP stranger ahurtgen   OP stranger A Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 This word gives many Americans a headache with its pronunciation and spelling. My favorite of the latter used to be advertised by a local motel bar/restaurant: "Every day 5 to 7: Hour Dovers". Re: hors d'oeuvre #149953 11/07/05 02:20 PM 11/07/05 02:20 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park What people don't know how to say horses overies? How else would you say it? my other obsession Re: hors d'oeuvre #149954 11/07/05 08:22 PM 11/07/05 08:22 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 R RWTreehouse stranger RWTreehouse   stranger R Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 It caught me on my blindside that the plural is added to the hors, so one doesn't have to add an "s" to the oeuvre. (As in crepes suzette). Re: hors d'oeuvre #149955 11/07/05 10:52 PM 11/07/05 10:52 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: What people don't know how to say horses overies? How else would you say it? Horse doovers. Re: hors d'oeuvre #149956 11/08/05 02:55 AM 11/08/05 02:55 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass >Horse doovers. whore's doovers comes closer to the way I learnt it. Re: hors d'oeuvre #149957 11/08/05 03:48 AM 11/08/05 03:48 AM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 F fuddybuddy stranger fuddybuddy   stranger F Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 There is a children's book called "Family Sabbatical" in which a family travels in Europe. There are a few good mis-translations, including hors d'oeuvres meaning 'various horses hooves'. Re: hors d'oeuvre #149958 11/08/05 04:47 AM 11/08/05 04:47 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter   Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: What people don't know how to say horses overies? How else would you say it? numéro hors série n.m. : 1. special issue n. [Journalisme] hors d'haleine adj. : 1. breathless adj. 2. winded adj. hors de prix adj. : 1. priceless adj. hors pair adj. : 1. unequaled adj. 2. unparalleled adj. hors pareil adj. : 1. matchless adj. hors série adj.inv. : 1. one-of-a-kind adj. 2. unparalleled adj. 3. unique adj. 4. extraordinary adj. hors champ expr. : 1. off camera expr. [Cinéma] hors de question expr. : 1. out of the question expr. And there are loads more. But hors d'oeuvre just SEEMS TO BE something apart from the real meal. Re: hors d'oeuvre #149959 11/08/05 02:06 PM 11/08/05 02:06 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh You left out my favorite: hors de service 'out of order'. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Re: hors d'oeuvre #149960 11/08/05 02:47 PM 11/08/05 02:47 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter   Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City An opera overture might be called an hors d'oeuvre. Last edited by inselpeter; 11/08/05 02:49 PM. 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,883 Posts224,836 Members9,056 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Nikki1221, Veezkneez, LOC, Luna, wordie 9056 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 173 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 50 LukeJavan8 24 A C Bowden 13 Wordsmith 1 LOC 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,158 wofahulicodoc 7,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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