YSaC, Vol. 347: You say Prevential, I say Prudential ….
2009 June 29
2 French Prevential Twin Bed Set, chest, dresser, mirror – $450
2 French Prevential Twin Bed Sets
Includes:
2 Beds with wood side rails
9 drawer Dresser
Chest of Drawers
Mirror$450 OBOCall xxx-xxx-xxxx
And, of course … because these things always travel in packs:
French Prevential Sofa And Loveseat – $200
Good Condition Call For More information xxx-xxx-xxxx
It’s gotten so bad that whenever I see a listing for French Provincial, I actually have to stop and think about whether that’s right or not. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s done this, since a couple of people have sent me listings for French Provincial furniture!
I was already thinking to myself “I’m not sure I’ll be able to spell it right now that I’ve seen it wrong so many times!” Then I read your final coment and had a full on giggle fit. 🙂
I always thought it was “French Provencal” style, after Provence.
If so many people are trying to sell this style of furniture, then I’m assuming it’s no longer in fashion and no one wants it. No one really sees “French Prevential” in the Wanted section, correct? Is there really a market for this mid-70s, heavy-set furniture? Of course, this is what is going to happen to IKEA furniture 20 years from now.
Nah, 20 years from now the really cheap Ikea furniture will have fallen apart and been recycled/burned/thrown out.
Ha! You are indeed correct.
It would probably be referred to as something pretentious; like Vintage Scandinavian Modular.
But hey, you have to give them credit for spelling “chest of drawers” correctly!
Yes, has there been a French Prudential chest of droors yet? Oh gods, did I just will it into existence by way of Rule 34?
you evil person.
It should rightfully be “chester droors” though. And if there’s french prudential chester droors porn on the Internet, I’m pretty sure don’t want to see it.
With all these various permutations of Provincial, I’ve started to find myself forgetting what the original word is supposed to be. Whenever you add a new attempt at Provincial to the blog. I have to really think about it now… “What’ is it supposed to be? I forgot…”
The correct spelling is, in fact, Provençal, from the Provence region of France. Let’s just agree that pretty much nobody knows that, though.
Yup, “Americanized” to Provincial. I don’t even want to think about how bad spellings of Provençal would be.
Pr0n’ Sal’ ?
Prawn Saul ?
I found “French Provencal” (without the cedilla, but still) on my local Craigslist. I also found “Provençal,” which is presumably “Provençal” after having been gnawed on by the Internet squirrels.
The Internet Squirrels is IF’s Alvin & the Chipmunks cover band (they only perform on YouTube).
Which would make a bit more sense if it rendered as “Procen&ced;al” after being massaged through a text box or twain.
Then, when the string gets passed to a html-linked text box, the ampersand gets reinterpreted each time, so it starts looking like “Proven&ced;al”
Can I get phries with that?
Here are your pommes freetz.
Ooo, I love freetoz!
How many cals in a prevent? A girl has to watch her figure.
Nein cals.
Sorry, that’s not french.
So. Cals. or maybe it was No. Cals.
I think the Beach Boys had a song about Cal Gals…
Sorry, the papas fritas are all perversional. If with old-world baroque stylings in a tocatta et fugue in eewww minor.
Looking at magazines in the check-out stands at the grocery store, the new in style will be Tuscan. I can’t wait to see what Sparky does with that. Anyone placing bets on Toucan or Tuxan?
I’ll wager all the money in the world on that one. They even get the easy words wrong so yeah, they’ll butcher that as well
Partly, staged, rozmerry and thine.