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Old 09-07-2006, 09:12 AM   #64
Shawnee123
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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
And, relating to the sine qua non of a good dip sandwich, we grammar police have had some effect on the proper usage of au jus in menu copy, though the job is by no means over. About half the time now, menu writers are literate enough to write something like "served au jus" et c'est tout, happily not including a superfluous "with."
I worked at a Country Club for a while; they also said with au jus. Used to drive me buggy.
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