Anyone speak French?

We have a local food critic who calls herself, "femme de joie". I have heard the "joie" pronounced, "joey" and "zwah". So what is the correct pronunciation? I'm guessing "joie" means JOY?

zhwa. Yes, "joy".

zhwa. Yes, "joy".

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scooped!

It would be more interesting if she were a "fille de joie"!!

Um.

I can pronouce the names of the varietals of French wines.


Does that count?

An interesting choice of self-identification. The term fille de joie originated during the French Revolution and then, as now, refers to a prostitute. The origin of the term femme de joie was somewhat later, during Victorian days and implied a woman who had "difficulty in remaining fidelity to a single man". As used largely in France today, the femme de joie is the equivalent of the American slang term "cougar".

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[Jenise]

Daniel, perhaps the conclusion we should reach, then, is that Karen's food critic doesn't actually speak French either!

Daniel, perhaps the conclusion we should reach, then, is that Karen's food critic doesn't actually speak French either!

Or she's a cougar.

[Jenise]

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