Monthly Archives: September 2008

gouverneuses, gouverneures – Blog LeMonde.fr

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Susan

Our new Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, is making the French rethink their word gouverneuse for a female governor. The French word connotes either governess or the wife of the (male) governor, neither of which apply to Palin. The Québecois, … Continue reading →

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