LL-L: "Expressions" LOWLANDS-L, 24.MAR.2002 (01) [E]

[Sandy Fleming]

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> From: "Randy Elzinga" <frisiancow at hotmail.com>
> Subject:
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> Lowlanders,
>
> Last night two of my roommates were about to eat.  One of them, a
> francophone, said "Bon appetit".  The other one, a speaker of English,
> Spanish, and Cantonese, was forced to respond in Spanish because he
> couldn't think of an English equivalent to the French phrase.  Are there
> any phrases in English for French "bon appetit" other than actually
> using the French?
>
> Randy Elzinga.

About the best we can do is "Eat up!" or "Enjoy!"

Jorge Potter

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