Not one of these geniuses knew what a cloche is!

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tabithakitten

21-05-2011

Originally Posted by gamestats:
“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.”

They may know the difference between a genuine post and a joke/sarcastic one as well...

maw1

21-05-2011

Originally Posted by Menk:
“If they didn't know what it is, how would they know it was french?
”

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?

allafix

21-05-2011

Originally Posted by maw1:
“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?”

Or even "clotch".

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.

Castanet

21-05-2011

Originally Posted by gilliedew:
“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.”

She tried so hard pretending to know didn't she?

Made me laugh too.

platelet

24-05-2011

Originally Posted by Charlie Chuck:
“Have you actually googled cloche?

If you do, it comes up as being a bell.

It takes common sense to work it out.”

not a lot of common sense needed though

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=cloche&l=1
comes up with the wiki page which states

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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