Noblesville, Indiana, syndicated columnist Curtis Honeycutt () will share his grammar wisdom each Sunday in the StarNews Insight section, usually on Page C6. Fianc is a French word that means betrothed. So, if you're considering adding your family's name on the back of your luxury yacht, write "The Millers." Adding an apostrophe will simply get you uninvited from those swanky boat parties, leaving you to sadly drink your boxed wine alone while you sadly stalk everyone else's happy boat photos on Facebook. For example, you might say, Making a rude comment at the dinner table was a major faux pas. Faux is a French word, perhaps most familiar to English speakers in the expression faux pas (meaning a social gaffe). If your last name ends with s, z, x, ch or sh, simply add es to make it plural: "Season's greetings from The Foxes." If your last name ends in any other letter (including y), simply add an s: "The Honeycutts are incredibly photogenic." Adding an apostrophe to your last name makes it possessive: "Did you see The Millers' cool new van?" "The Millers went to the concert" is correct. Those are the French pronunciations, anyway. The plural form is spelled the same, but while the singular faux pas is pronounced foh-PAH, the plural faux pas is pronounced foh-PAHZ. An awkward or tactless action within a certain social context, something like a slip, a mistake that. The French loan phrase faux pas (literally false step) is a noun meaning a social blunder or indiscretion. Faux marble, for example, is found in the best of homes. To make your last name plural, never add an apostrophe. : a significant or embarrassing error or mistake : blunder Long, hot soaks in winter are a classic faux pas, since exposure to extreme heat after having been in the cold can cause small visible blood vessels to appear at the skin’s surface. The concept of faux pas can be defined as a wrong move. f Synonyms of faux : not real or genuine: such as a : made to look like something else that is usually more valuable : imitation, fake faux leather/fur a string of faux pearls faux is the French word for fake, but it's a very chic fake.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |