Nick Sabalausky wrote:
Seriously though, I'm pretty sure a lot of native english speakers don't know "sans" either, unless they're familiar with font-related terminology. "In lieu of" is widely-known though, at least in the US.
I used to keep a dictionary on my desk, but now I just google definitions. I don't see a good reason to dumb down the language.
BTW, english is full of french words, thanks to the Battle of Hastings.
