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This is not abhorrence of French, but abhorrence of the mangling of the language by those who don't know it, and the misuse by those who know it but want to impress their audience by sounding "profond," "serieux," "malin", etc ... always trying to make an effect even if they have to torture the language.

StrategyPage.com 2009

Many stories involving profond subject matters like racism, terrorism, love, hate, parenthood, human rights, hunger, moral dilemmas, etc ... 11-12 movies, a number of canon books I can't even calculate ...

VOTD: Star Wars vs. Star Trek | /Film 2008

La Scandinavie et la Finlande en particulier jouissent d'une grande capacité de résilience du fait de leur sens profond du Collectif.

Archive 2009-04-10 2009

Thierry, veuillez recevoir l'expression de mon respect le plus profond.

"Resign, or go commit suicide." Who said that to whom? Ann Althouse 2009

| Reply | Permalink well. .a classic side step of my question ... just wanted your opinion on Mccan't's judgement since you are a profond critic of Obama.

McCain: An "Honorable" Person Launches His Political Career From Home Of "Unrepentant Terrorist" 2009

* I pull a salad bowl from the cabinet -- trop gros; * I take a soup bowl from the armoire* -- pas assez profond.

French Word-A-Day: 2006

Emue jusqu'au plus profond de mon âme, je ne trouvai d'autre prière que de répéter sans cesse: «Mon Jésus, miséricorde!

Archive 2008-10-19 de Brantigny........................ 2008

Emue jusqu'au plus profond de mon âme, je ne trouvai d'autre prière que de répéter sans cesse: «Mon Jésus, miséricorde!

Les Anges et les Âmes du Purgatoire de Brantigny........................ 2008

* I pull a salad bowl from the cabinet -- trop gros; * I take a soup bowl from the armoire* -- pas assez profond.

French Word-A-Day: 2006

* I pull a salad bowl from the cabinet -- trop gros; * I take a soup bowl from the armoire* -- pas assez profond.

tremper - French Word-A-Day 2006