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When translated, both words are pretty much one-word sentences. Being such useful linguistic shortcuts, you’d hear these two words sprinkled in Cajun conversations.

But, for many French people, the suggestion that Paris could be a source of non-standard language might be a shock. These people can be reassured, though.

It’s not just the French accent that’s a little different in the south-west – sometimes you might hear words that might leave you scratching your head.

Rather, these three small words cover a lot of French employment law ground. At the most basic level, a mise à pied (or mis à pied, in the masculine form) is a work suspension for disciplinary ...

A student points to multiple French words for alligator at École Pointe-au-Chien on Nov. 14, 2024. There are other words, too, like shrimp. Crevette is the standard word, while chevrette is Cajun.