Miscellaneous: Today, I learnt the meaning of the phrase "ménage à trois". I... - FML

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

Friday 7 August 2015 0:32

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

Thursday 6 August 2015 15:14

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.

Gaernem 17

Thursday 6 August 2015 15:04

Looks like all of those essays were a fiasco.

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sarcasticjane 27

Friday 4 September 2015 22:43

Thank you 131 & 134 for pointing this out. As "learnt" is used in the British culture (as I have researched and found anyway; I don't happen to live abroad so I do not have first hand experience), in American English, it is not the correct spelling or punctuation. It hits the ear (or eye) wrong. I've unfortunately found many persons living in the States use the "learnt" version because that is how they think it is supposed to be spelled, having no knowledge of a cultural aspect to it. "Learned" is the proper version in the States.

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