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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould "vive la différence" be banned from DU?
A sick and twisted phrase from France, for those unfamiliar with it.
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Should "vive la différence" be banned from DU? (Original Post)
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2014
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LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)1. I thought we already banned the word "@#$%ing"?
You're asking for a pizza there, guy.
panader0
(25,816 posts)2. It's very divisive.
uppityperson
(116,022 posts)3. Quoi?
Brother Buzz
(39,989 posts)4. "Bonjoooouuur, ya cheese-eatin' surrender monkeys!"
neverforget
(9,514 posts)15. Lol! The Simpson's have provided me with many a laugh
through the years.
NightWatcher
(39,377 posts)5. Go away or I shall taunt you a second time

Cirque du So-What
(29,752 posts)6. Absolutely NOT!
I chose my username back in the day when repugs were puffing up their chickenhawk chests over the invasion & occupation or Iraq, denouncing even the French fry (probably Belgian in origin anyway) and calling for a boycott of all things Gallic, so I used the opportunity to pepper my speech - both online and in person - with Français, whether the words or phrases had made the transition to general acceptance in English or not. Therefore, I'll see your vive la différence and raise the RWNJs who don't like it a jen ai rien à foutre.
GoneOffShore
(18,024 posts)7. I'll take a check on this poll.
KG
(28,797 posts)8. zoot alours!
OmahaBlueDog
(10,000 posts)9. English should be the only language used on DU. Period.
Comprende?
Zorra
(27,670 posts)10. Mon Dieu! Je alerte!
ucrdem
(15,720 posts)11. Mlle might be going the way of the Concorde
but la diff between les Mm. et les Mmes is here to stay ... à mon avis
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)12. Only if it is performed by a mime.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)13. ...

rug
(82,333 posts)14. Chauviniste.

MisterP
(23,730 posts)16. if it were "différance" that'd be PoMo, which denies hard science like