http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/ Tim King on French politics Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33566 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:56:38 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33566 Yes, it's closer, but there is still the element of being "common" which is missing, that is common to all of us, a sort of unwritten basis of behaviour, like being obvious. But bon sens must be close. Yes, it’s closer, but there is still the element of being “common” which is missing, that is common to all of us, a sort of unwritten basis of behaviour, like being obvious. But bon sens must be close.

]]> http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33527 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:50:22 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33527 Thought of another phrase which is often used by President Sarkozy: "du bon sens", could this be what we're looking for? Thought of another phrase which is often used by President Sarkozy: “du bon sens”, could this be what we’re looking for?

]]> http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33454 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33454 Yes, but logic and common sense, to my mind, are not the same. Though maybe we've hit on (yet another) major difference: to a French person everything runs to logique, whereas to a Brit the base denominator is common sense - hard mathematics versus intuition Yes, but logic and common sense, to my mind, are not the same. Though maybe we’ve hit on (yet another) major difference: to a French person everything runs to logique, whereas to a Brit the base denominator is common sense - hard mathematics versus intuition

]]> http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33451 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:36:21 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/a-roof-by-any-other-name-would-leak-as-much/#comment-33451 "C'est logique" is used for "Its common sense". Try the roundabouts in Nîmes. 3 lane roads going into 2 lane roundabouts, the middle car always gets squished in the middle but somehow eventually gets through it. I advise the outside lanes to avoid feeling left without a lane. "Common sense" seems to be missing from the engineering syllabus as well. “C’est logique” is used for “Its common sense”. Try the roundabouts in Nîmes. 3 lane roads going into 2 lane roundabouts, the middle car always gets squished in the middle but somehow eventually gets through it. I advise the outside lanes to avoid feeling left without a lane. “Common sense” seems to be missing from the engineering syllabus as well.

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