Communication is the... | Communicative competence allows individuals to attain their communication goals and to realize the very essence of their humanity. Hence, the development of communicative competence has been identified as the central goal of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interv...
This phrase is, of course, 'the belle of the ball', not 'the bell of the ball', as it is sometimes incorrectly spelled. A ball is of course a social gathering for dancing etc. 'Belle', meaning 'fair; beautiful', was adopted into English in the 17th century from the Old French 'bele' and ultimately from the Latin 'bella'.
This French Town Looks Like It's Straight Out of Beauty and the Beast. Even that famous fountain makes a cameo. The setting for Belle's hometown in Disney's classic Beauty and the Beast is a small provincial French city lined with colorful homes, cobblestone streets, and quaint shops â meaning it's basically Colmar, France. The north-eastern city in Frace was founded way back in the 9th century by a monk named Notker Balbulus. Today, it's known as one of the best-preserved historical towns in all of eastern Europe and has a population of over 67,000 people.