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Word: avez (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Impossible, Monsieur" has been the sorrowful response of countless French tobacconists when stranded U. S. men have managed to gasp out: "Avez-vous Chesterfields?" or "Donnez-moi des Luckies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Wise Decree | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

...Palais Bourbon, presented such an indescribable babel of confusion last week that correspondents seriously pondered whether they should refer to it as a madhouse. They were saved from this scandalous impropriety by a sly wag of the Boulevards who whispered a knowing question in their ears: "Eh bien, Messieurs, avez-vous vu 'Les Folies Bourbon?'" As "The Folies Bourbon," the Chamber passed one of its most chaotic weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: A la Chambre | 2/15/1926 | See Source »

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