Timeline for "tant s'en faut" vs "loin de là"
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| Jul 26, 2018 at 16:16 | comment | added | Con-gras-tue-les-chiens | @TeleportingGoat I've just heard from my girldfriend that she doesn't know "tant s'en faut" either. Though she has lived near Paris for nearly 10 years. As for one of my colleagues originally from Marseille, he says he knows the phrase but seems to have heard it used only occasionally. Hmm, the plot thickens... You raised an interesting point, bro. :) | |
| Jul 25, 2018 at 15:48 | comment | added | Toto | @TeleportingGoat: Me concernant, je n'ai pas souvenir d'avoir utilisé « Tant s'en faut », par contre, je peux utiliser « Loin de là » et je l'ai souvent entendu lors de conversations. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 at 15:45 | comment | added | Con-gras-tue-les-chiens | @TeleportingGoat Same here. I'm curious about French speakers' first-hand experience of using and hearing the phrase themselves, or the lack thereof. | |
| Jul 25, 2018 at 15:27 | comment | added | Teleporting Goat | What about your personal experience? Do you use it yourself? Do you hear it a lot in conversations? | |
| S Jul 25, 2018 at 12:53 | history | suggested | Pierre | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
"Tant s'en faut" was more used before 1800
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| Jul 25, 2018 at 12:02 | history | answered | Toto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |