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  • TriSARAHtops
    TriSARAHtops · Fri Jul 10, 2015 12:34 pm
    Toying around with some potential names for my LMD novel, and the one I'm gravitating towards incorporates the term joie de vivre. Problem is that I learnt this term a long while ago, so I'm not sure of how commonly recognisable it is. Is it too obscure and leave people feeling a bit whoa French whaaa? or is it a familiar enough expression for your average reader?

    Mea replied · Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:56 pm

    *shrug* I haven't seen it before, but I'm not exactly familiar with French. Does it mean joy of life?


    Vervain replied · Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:20 pm

    It's not familiar to me -- the only French I hear in everyday life or know from hearing it is "c'est la vie" and "l'esprit de l'escalier" -- but I'd say go for it if it feels right! It is just a working title for now, and I know that at least I would pick it up to check it out.


    TriSARAHtops replied · Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:25 am

    Thanks! And yup, it means joy of life.



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