On Thursday, December 26, 2013 11:17:17 PM UTC-5, pavane wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > Since almost all Americans have come from somewhere else, we tend to
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> > use a foreign word along with the English word for something when
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> > trying to transform the ordinary into something special. A famous one
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> > is a recipe we call Shrimp scampi and I just read a blogger call plain
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> > white/button mushrooms from the grocery store Champignon Mushrooms.
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> > Can you think of any other examples? I'm blanking, but I know there
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> > are more.
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> > Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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> duck ala orange
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> steak au poivre
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> potatoes cauliflower broccoli whatever au gratin
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> beef bourgignone
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> turkey escalope
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> chicken dijon
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> crab st. jacques
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> crab louis
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> seafood gumbo (it's acadian)
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> coffee diablo
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> steak flambe
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Huh? Somehow, I don't see the redundancy. Please elaborate.