tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post6696071075318600260..comments2024-03-29T16:40:12.359+01:00Comments on wcs: Specializedwcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-20796634136076997612018-10-25T12:13:07.807+02:002018-10-25T12:13:07.807+02:00I love a well-made croque monsieur!I love a well-made croque monsieur!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-56278057244347846392018-10-23T21:21:01.334+02:002018-10-23T21:21:01.334+02:00I'm not even sure there are any native speaker...I'm not even sure there are any native speakers of the language that you are talking about! You should hear the way people talk, especially on the radio and on television. Every other word is English. But a native English speaker wouldn't understand those words. And people almost never pronounce those mandatory hyphens!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-91158820847631686402018-10-23T17:25:55.718+02:002018-10-23T17:25:55.718+02:00I see that you avoid using the term croque-monsieu...I see that you avoid using the term <i>croque-monsieur</i> and instead talk about a sandwich, which could be anything, with or without bechamel, cream or what else!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-1625135715534354992018-10-23T11:16:04.081+02:002018-10-23T11:16:04.081+02:00I do not care if the English language is going to ...I do not care if the English language is going to the dogs, but I do care about the integrity of my own language and its genius. Hyphens are an integral part of the French grammar and cannot be dismissed at will. M. Blanquer, the French Secretary of Education, has reinstated <i>dictées</i> in schools so the French pupils can learn how to spell and write their own language. Good for him, but you'd probably say he's also lived a very sheltered life! LOL!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-12699149666213794932018-10-23T10:59:19.365+02:002018-10-23T10:59:19.365+02:00For natives of the language there is a stiff fine ...For natives of the language there is a stiff fine of 2 million euros for the first offense, for subsequent offenses it is exponential. For non-natives, the fine is the symbolic 1 euro, with the agreement not to do it again, ever!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-61998698292390817202018-10-23T10:55:17.719+02:002018-10-23T10:55:17.719+02:00I would have picked up that packages thinking the ...I would have picked up that packages thinking the ham and cheese and mustard were included!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-60188601023945998282018-10-23T09:19:33.421+02:002018-10-23T09:19:33.421+02:00tim, I don't think I've ever had a Belgian...tim, I don't think I've ever had a Belgian-style croque.<br /><br />chm, how much is the fine? I committed the same offense... :)<br /><br />emm, more or less!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-53918088693003242042018-10-23T05:27:47.423+02:002018-10-23T05:27:47.423+02:00You've led a very sheltered life, CHM. LOLYou've led a very sheltered life, CHM. LOLKen Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-24743927898181668722018-10-23T05:26:31.899+02:002018-10-23T05:26:31.899+02:00A lot of recipes call for mixing grated cheese wit...A lot of recipes call for mixing grated cheese with some crème fraîche and spreading that on the top of the sandwich before baking/toasting it. Emm, yes, without béchamel or crème, the sandwich is just a toasted ham-and-cheese.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-91934719583440349752018-10-23T02:39:22.721+02:002018-10-23T02:39:22.721+02:00If I understand this correctly, a croque-monsieur ...If I understand this correctly, a croque-monsieur (paying attention to chm, I am) is what we used to call a grilled ham-and-cheese, non?Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-68100460699896746042018-10-22T10:59:37.622+02:002018-10-22T10:59:37.622+02:00Jacquet should go back to school and be given a fi...Jacquet should go back to school and be given a fine for not putting an hyphen where it belongs between <i>croque</i> and <i>monsieur</i>.<br /><br />This being said, it seems bechamel is optional and being used in both monsieur and madame. I never had a croque-monsieur with bechamel.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-34125260769033486642018-10-22T08:37:31.047+02:002018-10-22T08:37:31.047+02:00This looks like a Begian-style "Croque"....This looks like a Begian-style "Croque"... if there is any bechamel sauce... it is inside.... normally, there's just a lot of mild, melty cheese!<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com