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Trendy Planners, or, French Words Not in the English Language

I just received notice that the Town of Beekman, New York, is holding an open space planning charrette tomorrow morning. We might go, but the Big Sister has gymnastics class then, and we all know which is more important, right?

I doubt many citizens know what a charrette is. Sounds like a charade. If you need a parenthetical statement to clarify what you mean, maybe you should revise what you wrote in the first place. The process sounds like a certain software development process, which is not surprising given their common heritage.

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