http://www.wordnik.com/lists/permanent-foreign-residents-in-english.xml Foreign words and phrases that are perfectly acceptable to use in formal English writing, but still maintain the aura of foreignness. They do not enjoy full citizenship, but remain "alien residents" (in the US government's chilling terminology), "landed immigrants", "permanent residents". I am particularly interested in well-established phrases, which have been around for decades if not centuries, though more recent arrivals might fit, too, if they feel like they're here to stay – but will never be granted "full citizenship". http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/laissez-faire Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:33:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/laissez-faire http://www.wordnik.com/words/in loco parentis Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:13:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/in loco parentis http://www.wordnik.com/words/debacle Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:14:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/debacle http://www.wordnik.com/words/fiasco Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:13:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fiasco http://www.wordnik.com/words/pyjama Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:33:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pyjama http://www.wordnik.com/words/anime Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:31:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/anime http://www.wordnik.com/words/poltergeist Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:31:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/poltergeist http://www.wordnik.com/words/blancmange Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:07:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blancmange http://www.wordnik.com/words/umbrella Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:05:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/umbrella http://www.wordnik.com/words/chutney Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:05:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chutney http://www.wordnik.com/words/snorkel Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:16:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/snorkel http://www.wordnik.com/words/mulligatawny Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:15:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mulligatawny http://www.wordnik.com/words/chandelier Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:14:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chandelier http://www.wordnik.com/words/taffeta Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:14:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/taffeta http://www.wordnik.com/words/paprika Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:12:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/paprika http://www.wordnik.com/words/satay Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:12:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/satay http://www.wordnik.com/words/yoghurt Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:12:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/yoghurt http://www.wordnik.com/words/nasturtium Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:12:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nasturtium http://www.wordnik.com/words/ipecac Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:11:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ipecac http://www.wordnik.com/words/calabash Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:11:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/calabash http://www.wordnik.com/words/feng shui Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:07:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/feng shui http://www.wordnik.com/words/samovar Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:08:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/samovar http://www.wordnik.com/words/sotto voce Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:08:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sotto voce http://www.wordnik.com/words/deja vu Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:04:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/deja vu http://www.wordnik.com/words/guru Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:01:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/guru http://www.wordnik.com/words/amour propre Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:38:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/amour propre http://www.wordnik.com/words/gesamtkunstwerk Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:37:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gesamtkunstwerk http://www.wordnik.com/words/memento mori Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:37:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/memento mori http://www.wordnik.com/words/sans-culotte Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:36:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sans-culotte http://www.wordnik.com/words/l'esprit de l'escalier Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:35:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/l'esprit de l'escalier http://www.wordnik.com/words/corpus delicti Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:35:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/corpus delicti http://www.wordnik.com/words/avant la lettre Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:39:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/avant la lettre http://www.wordnik.com/words/a posteriori Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:38:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/a posteriori http://www.wordnik.com/words/a priori Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:32:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/a priori http://www.wordnik.com/words/prima facie Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:31:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/prima facie