By johobus28 - 06/08/2015 03:31 - United States - Monument

Today, I learnt the meaning of the phrase "ménage à trois". I had always thought it was synonymous with "fiasco" and have used it several times in essays. FML
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johobus28 26

As embarrassing as it was to learn the actual meaning, I have to agree with you guys. I probably should have looked up the actual meaning before using it. I can usually deduct the meaning of a word pretty well without googling it, but that evidently was not the case here. Fortunately, I never used it on major, college-acceptance essays or anything. Only minor high school assignments. I'll be sure to google a word before I use it next time! Thanks for my first FML guys

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MandieL 27

A ménage à trois (French for "household of three") is a domestic arrangement in which three people having romantic and/or sexual relations with each other occupy the same household. It is a form of polyamory.

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Gaernem 17

Looks like all of those essays were a fiasco.

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amarie2009 22

You know there is something called "google" out there!

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oliv34 11

thats what you get for putting something like that in an essay... you pompus twat

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PikachuGod 10

A simple google search would have saved you the embarrassment.

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fmldeej11 4

apparently you have more to "learnt"

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ouijacorn 9

I'm sorry but YDI for not looking up a phrase before using it.

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Saraishi 24

Oh innocent you, OP. How did no one ever correct you about your misuse of the phrase, after all those essays?

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crabbygabby 15

Good one! Happens to the best of us OP.

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mrp1019 13

so no one noticed: learnt? LEARNED looks like someone needs a dictonary...

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