# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 252
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5023 "2021-02-18T16:23:36Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5024 "2021-02-18T16:30:44Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde 8. film noir ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5025 "2021-02-18T16:55:34Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde 8. film noir 9. ratatouille ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5026 "2021-02-18T19:48:12Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde 8. film noir 9. ratatouille 10. coup d’état ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5027 "2021-02-18T19:49:45Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde 8. film noir 9. ratatouille 10. coup d’état 11. rendezvous ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5028 "2021-02-18T21:20:12Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde 8. film noir 9. ratatouille 10. coup d’état 11. rendezvous 12. connoisseur ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5029 "2021-02-19T00:23:00Z")
Common English nouns from French without respelling 1. boutique 2. foyer 3. omelette 4. ambulance 5. cul-de-sac 6. cliche 7. avant-garde 8. film noir 9. ratatouille 10. coup d’état 11. rendezvous 12. connoisseur 13. randonneur _…well, in MY crowd it’s common!_ **Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5030 "2021-02-19T02:04:11Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5031 "2021-02-19T02:39:18Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 🤧 ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5032 "2021-02-19T02:44:37Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5033 "2021-02-19T03:02:22Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5034 "2021-02-19T03:21:10Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5035 "2021-02-19T03:26:36Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5036 "2021-02-19T04:59:08Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude 8. pumpernickel ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5037 "2021-02-19T05:35:45Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude 8. pumpernickel 9. Volkswagen ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5038 "2021-02-19T11:01:37Z")
3 and 9 are not “common nouns” – ie, un-capitalized names of things. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5039 "2021-02-19T14:27:35Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude 8. pumpernickel 9. Volkswagen 10. Rucksack ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5040 "2021-02-19T15:09:43Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude 8. pumpernickel 9. Volkswagen 10. Rucksack 11. Weltschmerz ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5041 "2021-02-19T15:15:26Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude 8. pumpernickel 9. Volkswagen 10. Rucksack 11. Weltschmerz 12. Angst ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5042 "2021-02-19T16:56:48Z")
**Common English nouns from German without respelling** 1. Kindergarten 2. zither 3. Gesundheit 4. name 5. Poltergeist 6. sauerkraut 7. schadenfreude 8. pumpernickel 9. frankfurter 10. Rucksack 11. Weltschmerz 12. Angst 13. wanderlust Next up: **Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=253)