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		_ache_ 52 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence I hesitated to call it a nickname, as the name is "Paris-La Santé". But got covered by Wikipédia "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_de_la_Sant%C3%A9", so I did called it a nickname too. I'm pretty sure it can be called a "Métonymie de lieu" but I just didn't want to insist about that, it feels a little pedantic.

wiether 52 days ago [–]

> it feels a little pedantic

Typical French conversation then!

Beretta_Vexee 52 days ago | [–]

Oh no, we hold back when we're here. For example, I didn't mention the possibility that it might simply be an ellipsis. And no one wants to talk about apocope.

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