[holistio]

It's _raison_, but "raisin d'être" would make an excellent name for a haute cuisine dessert.

[BLKNSLVR]

Thanks, damn.

I usually look up that phrase so I can copy and paste it with the proper accents (and, uh, spelling).

[holistio]

To quote a classic: "Knowledge is power, France is bacon."

(look it up if you're unfamiliar, it's something that makes me giggle every time I think of it)

[psd1]

Time flies like an arrow

Fruit flies like a banana

[delis-thumbs-7e]

Well you could just say ”purpose” rather than ”reason of existence” in French. Some expression of course only exist in French - about 70% of English language - but the purpose of this francoism I never quite understood.

And yes, I’m fully aware I am annoying.

[BLKNSLVR]

Purpose doesn't have the gravitas of raison d'être: the very reason for its existence; the thing without which it would have no reason to exist.

I can't be too annoyed, for I can also be annoying and appreciate some level of pedantry. Words mean things!

[jjgreen]

... or a minor work by Sartre