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à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu". In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes from the menu rather than a fixed-price meal.
je dirai - I will say; je dirais - I would say; je le connais - I know him; je le di - I say so; je me disais - I thought; je me suis collé - I stuck; je n'en ai pas - I do not have any; je ne veux pas vous raconter - I don't want to tell you; je pose - I ask; je tenais - I held; jeter - to throw away; je vous aimerai toujours - I will always ...
This slang is used as a parallel to the "like" word used by some American slang; the French word for "like", comme, may also be used. [example needed] These words appear often in the same sentence as the word tsé (tu sais = you know) as a form of slipped words within spoken structure.
These are French words, but they are also English words and are properly listed in List of English words of French origin#N rather than in this article. They are commonly understood words that are relatively standard English usage. See Webster, for example, pr Encarta or even Urban.
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Getty Images You might think your high school French will be of use in understanding St. Louis slang, but don't count on it. The city has been through a lot since French fur trader Madame Chouteau ...
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