Grouchy Question #1
I'm always asking myself grouchy questions. Here is this afternoon's: when did "au jus" become a noun, as in "served with au jus?" Ick.
posted by Madeleine Robins at 4:07 PM
Thursday, July 21, 2005
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- Name: Madeleine Robins
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I'm the author of a bunch of books, including five Regency romances, a Marvel Comics superhero novel, The Stone War, a dark urban fantasy in which I blew up my home town, and Point of Honour and Petty Treason, the first two books in the adventures of Sarah Tolerance, Fallen Woman and Private Eye. I've also published a double-handful of SF and fantasy stories.
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4 Comments:
My recollection from High School French back in the Jurassic Era is that "au jus" means "with the juices." So the promo copy means: All of our French Dip sandwiches are served on a specially baked French roll, dipped in our with the juices.
I say again: ick. I know language shifts, but sometimes it shifts more gracefully.
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My wife and I heard Steve Allen make a presentation about his book "Dumbth." He describes that, because of his tours, he often stays in hotels and orders room service. Once he phoned to do so, but asked "what is the soup de jour?" The clerk said he'd check with the kitchen, then phoned back a few minutes later. "You asked what was the soup du jour? It's the soup of the day."
-- Professor Jonathan Vos Post
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