Ms. D had an interesting experience today where she had to pull from her language knowledge to troubleshoot a printer. The printer had accidentally be set to French!
Did you know that a lot of our words are actually French words? Check out the Wiki page here:
French Expressions In English.
One that students likely see often, especially in history class is:
laissez-faire
lit. "let do"; often used within the context of economic policy or political philosophy, meaning leaving alone, or non-interference. The phrase is the shortcut of Laissez faire, laissez passer, a doctrine first supported by the Physiocrats in the 18th century. The motto was invented by Vincent de Gournay, and it became popular among supporters of free-trade and economic liberalism. It is also used to describe a parental style in developmental psychology, where the parent(s) does not apply rules or guiding. As per the parental style, it is now one of the major management styles.
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