The cedilla (ç) beneath the letter ‘c’ is used in French to show that it is to be pronounced as /s/ and not as /k/. Most French people will know that anyway, so it is as otiose in French as it certainly is in English. Since facade is now an English word as much as it is a French one, there’s no need to follow French practice.

2022年3月30日 · Office buildings are not renowned for putting on a front. However slick they may appear on the inside, shabby steps, a tatty facade, a worn-away plaque and a plastic buzzer make a commonplace greeting from the street, setting them apart from alluring retail fronts, restaurants, galleries and hotels. [Rachel Calton; OnOfficeMagazine; 2010]

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2018年9月23日 · sagacious investors got in on the ground floor PERSPICACIOUS implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden. a perspicacious counselor saw through the child's facade ASTUTE suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill. an astute player of party politics "Perspicacious."

2022年5月4日 · Someone who has a practiced facade is very definitely doing it deliberately, and they've spent time making sure they get it right. I believe impassive and self-composed are similar, but it feels to me like impassive seems stronger - that someone who is self-composed seems more likely to be able to be goaded into an emotional display than ...

2014年2月19日 · Of course, terrific would have worked a long time ago. OED's first definition is Causing terror, terrifying; terrible, frightful; stirring, awe-inspiring; sublime, although they do say that usage is Now rare.

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2014年3月16日 · I can see the sweet sweat on your forehead, and the quivering falter of your facade grin... source. No meet & greet smile and seems the employees are miserable also.source. A front desk smile might have been inviting! source. Florio turned around, his greeter's smile on his face... source. She hands me the bag and we smile a checkout smile. …

2011年11月2日 · To the extent there is no real meaning attached to it, best regards means something like, I wish you well. However, when used as closing ; Warm regards and Best regards don't have much real meaning attached to them and are just polite ways to end a le

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