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urban street sport involving climbing and leaping, using buildings, walls, curbs to ricochet off much as if one were on a skateboard, often in follow-the-leader style. Originally a phonetic form of the French word parcours, which means "a run, a route" Also known as, or the predecessor to, "free running", developed by Sébastien Foucan. parole
curious. We widely use week-end, which is an english word, and is in our dictionary. We would never try to pretend it is a french word. Very curious. I think that page is basically meaningless then :-) ant. The article seems to define itself into oblivion. If a term is genuine French and rarely used by the English, then people object.
When we speak of English as a foreign language (EFL), we are referring to the role of English for learners in a country where English is not spoken by the majority (what Braj Kachru calls the expanding circle). English as a second language (ESL) refers to the role of English for learners in an English-speaking country, i.e. usually immigrants ...
This article is NOT about English words of French origin (if it was it would cover half the language for heaven's sake. -Soundofmusicals 23:36, 19 June 2016 (UTC) I believe 'adieu' does belong in this list for a few reasons: the word still retains a strong 'french' character. It still looks odd as an english word.
Franglais is commonly spoken in French-language schools in Ontario and Alberta, as well as in DSFM (Division scolaire franco-manitobaine) schools in Manitoba, where students may speak French as their first language but will use English as their preferred language, yet will refer to school-related terms in French specifically (e.g.
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Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words . See also: Wiktionary:Category:English terms derived from French
English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...