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On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:16:31 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2025-10-25, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 25/10/2025 13:49, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
>>
>>> Some French words are used in English because they sound cool. And
>>> they are far more than what I knew/guessed a few years ago.
>>
>>   Yes. 'Jus' sounds terribly exciting. 'Gravy' doesn't.
> 
> A popular construct on local menus is the phrase "with au jus". That one
> rubs my fur backwards.  Redundant prepositions!

You must love the US southwest with constructions like Rio Grande River.