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L’esprit d’Escalier

For those of you out there who aren’t bilingual English/French, the direct translation is “The Spirit of the Stairs” or “The Wit of the Stairs.” The phrase is a French colloquialism originating from the witticisms of Dennis Diderot, a French author of encyclopedias. Essentially, it describes the response to an insult or cutting remark, when it comes to late to be useful. Romantically, a spirit that comes to you on the stairs, as you leave a party, telling you what you should have said when someo… Continue

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 at 2:45pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 12:22pm on May 23rd, 2008, Maren Hogan said…
I totally used that phrase yesterday. But my husband had to tell me how to pronounce and I've been to France!
At 5:21pm on May 22nd, 2008, Maren Hogan said…
oh yeah NOW I know who you are.
At 3:00pm on May 22nd, 2008, Cherese DeJesus said…
Hi Andrew,
Thank you for the translation.

Cheers to constantly learning & growing!

~Cherese
At 12:06pm on May 21st, 2008, Maren Hogan said…
Hey did you know I ended up getting his pic? I learned from my mistakes though and sent my little sister in. Worked like a charm. Will post soon.
At 7:41pm on May 20th, 2008, Ben Gotkin said…
Rodman? LOL! Didn't see him, but saw plenty of other stuff that's for sure :-)
At 9:17am on April 30th, 2008, Chris Broussard said…
Welcome Andrew. I'm originally from Crowley, LA. How did you end up in Los Angeles?

Chris
At 12:41pm on April 29th, 2008, Bill Vick said…
Hi Andrew and welcome to the RecruitingBlogs group. I'd like to invite you to join us at XtremeRecruiting.tv here. We feature video interviews with the industries leaders and host an active Q/A section.
 
 

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