# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3822 "2023-11-22T17:27:24Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3823 "2023-11-22T17:28:05Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois

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**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:** [November 22, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3824 "2023-11-22T17:35:41Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate

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**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:** [November 22, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3825 "2023-11-22T21:29:13Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3826 "2023-11-22T21:31:01Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’

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**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:** [November 22, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3827 "2023-11-22T21:41:59Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada

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**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:** [November 22, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3828 "2023-11-22T21:48:31Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3829 "2023-11-22T22:00:07Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3830 "2023-11-22T23:32:15Z")

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A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??

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**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:** [November 23, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3831 "2023-11-23T00:15:14Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3832 "2023-11-23T00:17:39Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3833 "2023-11-23T05:21:25Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami

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**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:** [November 23, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3834 "2023-11-23T11:44:51Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami  
Ukulele

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3835 "2023-11-23T11:50:47Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami  
Ukulele  
Voux

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**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:** [November 23, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3836 "2023-11-23T12:05:03Z")

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> [@ekedolphin](#):
>
> Voux

I’m not familiar with _voux_, and googling turns up nothing except a brand of perfume.

Could it be a typo for _vous_, as in _s’il vous plait_ or _vox_ as in _vox populi_?

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3837 "2023-11-23T12:08:58Z")

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Ah, yes; that’s it. Vous, as in the French word for “you”. I am _really_ bad at French.

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**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:** [November 23, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3838 "2023-11-23T15:00:07Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami  
Ukulele  
Vous  
Wiener schnitzel

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**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:** [November 23, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3839 "2023-11-23T20:47:10Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami  
Ukulele  
Vous  
Wiener schnitzel  
Xenophobia

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**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:** [November 24, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3840 "2023-11-24T05:07:41Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami  
Ukulele  
Vous  
Wiener schnitzel  
Xenophobia  
Yakitori

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/3841 "2023-11-24T07:02:49Z")

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**Foreign Words or Phrases Commonly Used by English Speakers**

A cappella  
Bon voyage  
C’est la vie  
Déjà Vu  
Et cetera  
Fido  
Gracias  
Helvetica  
I.E. (id est)  
Je ne sais quois  
Karate  
Llama  
Maître d’  
Nada  
Osso Buco  
Posse  
Que??  
Rendezvous  
Schadenfreude  
Tsunami  
Ukulele  
Vous  
Wiener schnitzel  
Xenophobia  
Yakitori  
Zabaione

**Saints**

Andrew (one of the Apostles, patron, among others, of Scotland and Russia)

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