Glossary of French expressions in English in the original language, to the extent that they would not be understood (either at all, or in the intended sense) by a native French speaker. c'est la guerre: "That's war!", or... c'est la vie: "That's life!" or "Such is life!" Through the evolution of the language, many words and phrases are no longer used in modern French. Also there are expressions that, even though grammatically correct, do not have the same meaning in French as the English words derived from them. Some older word usages still appear in Quebec French. International authorities have adopted a number of words and
Referring expression set individually. The difference may not be marked linguistically, but arrived at by interpretation in context. Compare "Manchester United won again today" (where the reference of "Manchester United" is to members of the team as a unit), with "Manchester United wear red shirts and black shorts" (where the reference of "Manchester United" is to the team members as individuals). English allows such expressions to be ambiguous: compare "Manchester United are rich beyond my wildest dreams." Denotation is the relation existing between a lexical item and a set of potential referents in some world. Reference is the relation between some expression