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Glitz-1958 t1_itjoz1j wrote on October 24, 2022 at 3:27 AM

Reply to comment by foxdna in The way people speak in The Count of Monte Cristo. Can someone explain? by foxdna

You happen to have picked on a French formula that's still used in formal letter writing. Je vous prie... I pray you to excuse me, or whatever. Je vous en prie... Is translated thank you but the formula is roughly more like I pray you.