'Foreign' ExpressionsWinners of an annual New York Magazine contest were asked to take a well-known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the new expression. Here are the winners:
RESPONDEZ S'IL VOUS PLAID
HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?
IDIOS AMIGOS
VENI, VIPI, VICI
COGITO EGGO SUM
RIGOR MORRIS
QUE SERA SERF
LE ROI EST MORT. JIVE LE ROI
POSH MORTEM
PRO BOZO PUBLICO
MON AGE A TROIS
FELIX NAVIDAD
HASTE CUISINE
VENI, VISI, VICE
QUIP PRO QUO
ALOHA OY
MAZEL TON
VISA LA FRANCE
L'ETAT, C'EST MOO
CARNE DIEM
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