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But I suspect they can spell "should" "Google" and "idiots", and probably know the difference between "off" and "have", so may not be such idiots after all.
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If they didn't know what it is, how would they know it was french?
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If they didn't know it was French, why would they pronounce it "closh-ay"? Surely any English speaker who didn't know the word would pronounce it "closh" unless they were trying to be as pretentious as Del-boy Trotter?
![]() But they would surely be familiar with the word cliché and might think cloche was pronounced in a similar way. I didn't know that was what they were called, but I knew cloche was French for bell. It's not exactly an obscure word. Something bell-shaped a hotel might want which was 10" diameter and made of stainless steel narrowed the field down a bit. |
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What made me laugh is when Melody corrected the pronunciation of the word Cloche by the other candidates when she didnt have a clue to how it is pronounced or what it was.
Closhey!!!!! ![]() ![]() Stupid woman. Made me laugh too.
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Have you actually googled cloche?
If you do, it comes up as being a bell. It takes common sense to work it out. ![]() http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=cloche&l=1 comes up with the wiki page which states Quote:
Originally Posted by wiki
Cloche (French for bell) may refer to:[list][*]Bell (instrument), especially in music directions[*]Row cover, a covering for protecting plants from cold temperatures[*]Cloche hat, a close-fitting women's hat; hat worn by "flappers" in the roaring 1920s[*]A restaurant's bell-shaped cover for a plate of food, to retain warmth[*]etc[/list]
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