• kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    Also, some people will type “without further adieu,” which is similarly infuriating.

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      5 days ago

      I can’t recall having ever seen it written down so I just assumed it was another French word/phrase bastardized by anglophones. It’s a reasonably safe assumption but certainly has its failings.