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February 09, 2010

Apparently it’s pronounced “fluhr duh LEES”

Saints-logo-fleur-de-lis-730028 The New York Times has an interesting article about the history—and pronunciation—of the Saints’ emblem, the fleur-de-lis. Among the things I didn’t know: in France, the s is not silent.

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