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l’esprit de l’escalier.

Posted on March 24, 2017 by beth

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and it was so good, too…!

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L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
literally, stairwell wit—a too-late retort thought of only after departure.

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renegade4god on March 24, 2017 at 5:10 am said:

stairwell wit- a step in the wrong direction or a simple mis-step?

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- ksbeth on March 24, 2017 at 8:08 am said:
  
  a step you may have missed ?
  
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markbialczak on March 24, 2017 at 7:46 am said:

I’ll come up with a great comment later, Beth.

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- ksbeth on March 24, 2017 at 8:08 am said:
  
  perfect )
  
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Chatter Master on March 24, 2017 at 9:03 am said:

I know what I’ll be doing at 3 am…..

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- ksbeth on March 24, 2017 at 9:33 am said:
  
  ))))
  
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John Holton on March 24, 2017 at 12:18 pm said:

I always think of witty retorts many years later.

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- ksbeth on March 24, 2017 at 1:49 pm said:
  
  I do too )
  
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mlblogsredsoxlady35/lighthousekat on March 24, 2017 at 3:18 pm said:

wonderful I can’t find a good retort when I need one most. Great job Miss Beth ❤ ❤

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- ksbeth on March 24, 2017 at 3:48 pm said:
  
  I know, it’s frustrating at times)
  
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mlblogsredsoxlady35/lighthousekat on March 24, 2017 at 3:19 pm said:

Reblogged this on Rambling Thoughts and commented:
Wonderful my Dear!!!!

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- ksbeth on March 24, 2017 at 3:48 pm said:
  
  Thanks kat )
  
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tric on March 24, 2017 at 7:00 pm said:

I’m pretty good if I do say so myself, but I’ve a friend who quite literally contacts me hours later with what he should have said! Even though I say I’m quite good, I’m slow as a wet week compared to my brothers and one of my sisters.
I love…’and it was so good too’

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- ksbeth on March 25, 2017 at 7:02 am said:
  
  you have the gift, and i think that’s hilarious about your friend who contacts you so much later with his witty repartee )
  
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Norah on March 25, 2017 at 7:23 am said:

That happens far too often – what was it?

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- ksbeth on March 25, 2017 at 9:22 am said:
  
  it does – )
  
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reocochran on March 25, 2017 at 8:31 am said:

If only I could pronounce French as well as my Spanish. . . 🙂
This reminds me of how one minute after hanging up with a longtime friend, I think of something else to “add to our conversation!” 😀

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- Steve Schwartzman on March 25, 2017 at 9:10 am said:
  
  Here’s how to pronounce esprit de l’escalier.
  
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  - ksbeth on March 25, 2017 at 9:23 am said:
    
    merci beaucoup.
    
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    - Steve Schwartzman on March 25, 2017 at 9:27 am said:
      
      De rien.
      
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- ksbeth on March 25, 2017 at 9:22 am said:
  
  i do that all the time. usually call back and say, ‘i just have one more thing….”
  
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ParentingIsFunny on March 25, 2017 at 2:06 pm said:

Hilarious that there’s a word for this!

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- ksbeth on March 25, 2017 at 3:00 pm said:
  
  now if we could just remember it and use it at the right time )
  
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  - ParentingIsFunny on March 25, 2017 at 5:34 pm said:
    
    Yeah–not likely! Especially since I don’t even know how to pronounce it. Although, I think you’re making a joke there. I just got it! Ha. 🙂
    
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    - ksbeth on March 25, 2017 at 6:40 pm said:
      
      🌞
      
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