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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: on the qui vive themilum #171805 12/02/07 12:41 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: themilum I wonder...the English phrase "keep it on the Q.T." sounds suspiciously like the French phrase "keep it on the qui vive". I wonder if there is a French or English bastardized mistransfiguration? I suppose, if they meant anything like each other. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted on the qui vive BranShea 12/01/07 01:51 PM Re: on the qui vive Faldage 12/01/07 01:55 PM Re: on the qui vive tsuwm 12/01/07 04:16 PM Re: on the qui vive of troy 12/01/07 06:35 PM Re: on the qui vive BranShea 12/01/07 09:19 PM Re: on the qui vive themilum 12/02/07 12:33 AM Re: on the qui vive Faldage 12/02/07 12:41 AM Re: on the qui vive themilum 12/02/07 01:27 AM Re: on the Faldage 12/02/07 01:51 AM Re: on the themilum 12/02/07 02:41 AM Re: on the BranShea 12/02/07 11:01 AM Re: on the Buffalo Shrdlu 12/02/07 12:10 PM Re: on the BranShea 12/02/07 12:34 PM Re: on the Buffalo Shrdlu 12/02/07 12:39 PM Re: on the Hydra 12/02/07 01:11 PM Re: on the BranShea 12/02/07 01:39 PM Re: on the tsuwm 12/02/07 03:30 PM Re: on the BranShea 12/02/07 04:49 PM Re: on the zmjezhd 12/02/07 05:02 PM Re: on the Faldage 12/02/07 05:24 PM Re: on the themilum 12/02/07 06:04 PM Re: on the Faldage 12/02/07 08:07 PM Re: on the themilum 12/02/07 09:25 PM Re: on the tsuwm 12/02/07 10:24 PM Re: on the themilum 12/03/07 12:21 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,345 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 889 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,547 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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