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To: MadIvan
Philippe Roger, who teaches at the École des Hautes Études

École... that's a "school," right? So they actually have a school for haughty attitudes? Am I reading that right? My French is limited, but that sure is what it looks like to me.

It's probably a chain, like those Kumon Math Centers. The French all send their kids to special schools where they learn haughty attitudes. We should have known.


36 posted on 02/16/2003 5:23:42 PM PST by Nick Danger (Freeps Ahoy! Caribbean cruise May 31... from $610 http://www.freeper.org)
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To: Nick Danger
The French all send their kids to special schools where they learn haughty attitudes.

It's good training for becoming snotty waiters!

39 posted on 02/16/2003 5:34:52 PM PST by reg45
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To: Nick Danger
So they actually have a school for haughty attitudes?

Not quite. Étude means study, so the name basically means "School of Higher Learning."

44 posted on 02/16/2003 5:37:58 PM PST by NovemberCharlie
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To: Nick Danger
École des Hautes Études

So they actually have a school for haughty attitudes?

ROTFLMYKWO! That was the sweetest!! You ARE Danger(ous)!

70 posted on 02/16/2003 6:22:46 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (Let them mange gateau.)
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To: Nick Danger
haute means hot or modern or trendy...

school of modern studies... would be close.
79 posted on 02/16/2003 6:42:54 PM PST by Robert_Paulson2 (clintonsgotusbytheballs?)
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