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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:02 PM Original message |
proofreading menu -- anyone got enough French to make this call? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. "au" is smallcase |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'm allowing him the ampersands... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Just tell him |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. anyone know if the brand is Absolut or Absolute? |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Absolut |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. I always was cautious of places that said |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. ha! |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. I allow a lot of leeway with punctuation and capitalization on menus |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. don't you think "Gruyere cheese" is redundant? |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Not necessarily. It explains the kind of cheese. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. ah yes, but......... |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, in that case... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Very Redundant |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. That reads like "Shrimp Scampi" |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-20-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. Maybe "croutons au gratin with Gruyere cheese." |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
16. Actually, "cheese au gratin", though a little odd to the American eye... |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You are technically correct |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
17. French Four Onion Soup not Four French Onion Soup |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. you raise an interesting point |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Here... let me add my two main remembrances... |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
19. Actually, would you mind posting the damned menu? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I would if I could... |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Look for the little "T" in your toolbar when you open the PDF. |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-21-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. As far as the "du jour" |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Drop the 'au' entirely - Four Onion French Soup Gratinée |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-28-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Au should be lower case, meaning "with..., " as in "au Gratin." |
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