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If I use "savoir faire", I would be referring to a mouse with a French-Canadian accent who was continually in conflict with a feline Mountie...

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Oct 14Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

Thanks very much.

Slight typo ‘savoir aimer’.

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Thank you for catching it!

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Come to think of it, the same savoir-faire/know-how and sang-froid/cold-blood distinction applies to beef/cow, mutton/sheep...

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Many thanks to the translate option that provides an audio pronouncement in attempt to counter the “Texas Twang” I so liberally apply to most words and phrases. As always, I enjoyed the read!

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