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May 26, 2012 at 7:28 AM #744393May 26, 2012 at 9:52 AM #744397
urbanrealtor
ParticipantOkay……embarrassed…don’t get the elan reference.
May 26, 2012 at 1:06 PM #744404CDMA ENG
Participant[quote=urbanrealtor]Okay……embarrassed…don’t get the elan reference.[/quote]
Sorry…
BrainSD… Kidding BrianSD… made a reference to walking with “elan” earlier… and now the bloggersphere is trying to use the term whenever possible…
CE
May 26, 2012 at 4:39 PM #744407blahblahblah
ParticipantIf you guys want to be real elitists, you need to do it with élan and spell the damn word correctly. Also note that it should always be italicized as it is a foreign (in this case, French) word.
May 26, 2012 at 5:18 PM #744408
CoronitaParticipant[quote=CONCHO]If you guys want to be real elitists, you need to do it with élan and spell the damn word correctly. Also note that it should always be italicized as it is a foreign (in this case, French) word.[/quote]
Congrats you are now an internet elitist……
A wise friend once said to me…
Maybe you don’t have an inferiority complex. Maybe you just are inferior…..
May 26, 2012 at 5:57 PM #744409NotCranky
ParticipantWhat is a “down-to-earth All-American”? I think that one can only pretend at knowing what that means.
May 26, 2012 at 6:03 PM #744410Participant[quote=flu][quote=CONCHO]If you guys want to be real elitists, you need to do it with élan and spell the damn word correctly. Also note that it should always be italicized as it is a foreign (in this case, French) word.[/quote]
Congrats you are now an internet elitist……
A wise friend once said to me…
Maybe you don’t have an inferiority complex. Maybe you just are inferior…..[/quote]
Not everyone can pull off being an “elitist” and an internet darling, Flu.
May 26, 2012 at 7:22 PM #744411Participant[quote=CONCHO]If you guys want to be real elitists, you need to do it with élan and spell the damn word correctly. Also note that it should always be italicized as it is a foreign (in this case, French) word.[/quote]
Because your a grammitical elitist…
And I lean to being a miss-spelling elitist!
See… We are all elitist in our own special way…
Like snow flakes!
CE
May 28, 2012 at 1:45 PM #744432briansd1
GuestAs much as I love the French and their culture, the beauty of American English is that we have a rich, adaptable, living language. Elan is an English word that was borrowed from the French. Once a word becomes an English word, it’s our own to use as we wish.
If we were to stick to the original meaning, then the word entree, meaning principal dish, is being used incorrectly on all the restaurant menus in America.
BTW, I have new running shoes that help me walk with moxie and elan. Squat is right that barefoot is good, but barefoot is not really practical, except at home.
May 28, 2012 at 2:39 PM #744433Allan from Fallbrook
Participant[quote=briansd1]As much as I love the French and their culture, the beauty of American English is that we have a rich, adaptable, living language. Elan is an English word that was borrowed from the French. Once a word becomes an English word, it’s our own to use as we wish.
If we were to stick to the original meaning, then the word entree, meaning principal dish, is being used incorrectly on all the restaurant menus in America.
BTW, I have new running shoes that help me walk with moxie and elan. Squat is right that barefoot is good, but barefoot is not really practical, except at home.[/quote]
Brian: My mom used to use the word “moxie.” Great word and one that America needs to re-discover.
I think you should also agitate strongly for the return of “brio” and “panache” as well.
May 28, 2012 at 7:25 PM #744438Guest[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
Brian: My mom used to use the word “moxie.” Great word and one that America needs to re-discover.
[/quote]I learned it from one of your posts, Allan. Great all-American word.
[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
I think you should also agitate strongly for the return of “brio” and “panache” as well.[/quote]Also great words.
May 28, 2012 at 9:06 PM #744440scaredyclassic
ParticipantSpring is all leg nothing to do with shoes.
Shoes lie to us. They deceive us as to imPact and foot placement.
They hurt us.
Lately been using unshoes.
Unshoes are a custom cut 4 mm piece of vibram flexy rubber and a couple straps sewn in simple huarache style. Like a flip flop w a blackstrap.
U can feel the earth.
I despise running shoes. It’s a big giant lie!!!!
May 30, 2012 at 12:38 PM #744551GuestOpen toe shoes are not appropriate wear most of the time.
I think that I’m a dress code elitist. I’m not a fan of sloppy wear or the just-got-out-of-bed look.
May 30, 2012 at 1:46 PM #744554Participant[quote=briansd1]Open toe shoes are not appropriate wear most of the time.
I think that I’m a dress code elitist. I’m not a fan of sloppy wear or the just-got-out-of-bed look.[/quote]
Brian: Whaaaaaat? No cuffs. No pleats. No bracer buttons. Dude, c’mon! You’re running around in “incomplete” trousers and claiming elitism? Let’s get you into proper attire and THEN you can claim elitism. Photograph yourself in a Savile Row bespoke suit and then you can be elitist to your heart’s content.
I’ve got professional friends in the banking and finance industry that consider uncuffed flat front pants (they won’t call them “trousers”) with a belt completely gauche.
It’s all a matter of perspective and locale (San Diego isn’t really known as being the height of fashion.)
Of course, I only put on a suit when absolutely necessary. Otherwise, it’s shorts, running shoes and a polo shirt. We do live in SoCal for a reason.
May 30, 2012 at 3:26 PM #744561GuestGood point Allan. It’s all a question of perspective. I would wear running shoes with jeans and a sport jacket and i’d feel over dressed next to someone in flip flops, shorts and t shirt.
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