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Esmoreit on 30 May 2008
Dogs Rule said:
Esmoreit said:
I'd also like to add: check noticable French industries like food and fashion.

I mean the words "cuisine" and "Haute Couture" should convince you that within those two industries alone there should be a lot more French subjects.

 It is the opposite that he is looking for. French words that are derived from English words. According to Wikipedia, of the 35 000 French words, 1054 have English entomologies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language#Vocabulary

 

If he wanted English words with French roots, he'd go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_words_and_phrases_used_by_English_speakers


Ah, stupid me. Well then it's the other way around. Find something in computers, war-terminology (or is that stereotyping?) and economics.



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