On Fri, 27 Dec 2013 10:11:16 -0800, gtr > wrote:

> On 2013-12-26 22:13:12 +0000, sf said:
>
> > Since almost all Americans have come from somewhere else, we tend to
> > use a foreign word along with the English word for something when
> > trying to transform the ordinary into something special. A famous one
> > is a recipe we call Shrimp scampi and I just read a blogger call plain
> > white/button mushrooms from the grocery store Champignon Mushrooms.
> > Can you think of any other examples? I'm blanking, but I know there
> > are more.
>
> The "soup du jour of the day" has always been my favorite.

LOL This is the first time I've heard that one!

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