Friday foolishness: foreign words

[Lynne Murphy]

>>
>>Why would "voie unique" bring up the idea of "unique views?"
>>
>>Sali.
>>
>Well, if you had absolutely no idea what a "voie" was but you figured
>it was something unique that could be found on (or near) the road you
>were driving along, 'view' might be a reasonable (though obviously
>completely wrong) guess.  And they even look sorta similar.
>
>larry

Especially if you know a little French, and assume that 'voie' is
related to 'voir'.

Lynne
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