How to pronounce the French word 'Manqué'.

sandyRoe | 07:13 Fri 22nd Oct 2010 | ChatterBank

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Mank?

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jno

... but hang on, I don't think it's the right word. You might think a writer is an artist manque if for instance he pays a lot of attention in his writing to colours and shapes. It sort of means he's missed his true vocation. But you can't think an artist is an artist manque.

sandyRoe

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For the accent: ctrl+alt+ e

squarebear

or Alt Gr+e

joggerjayne

jno ...

You don't need accents on your keyboard.

If you press Alt + Ctrl + E ...

... you get é

Taah Daaaah !!!

joggerjayne

Oh, poop ... beaten to it.

=0(

sandyRoe

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jno, I was thinking in the sense of not having the talent to match his ambition, a wannabe.

jno

no, that's not manquctrol+alt+e, it doesn't mean failed or inadequate

joggerjayne

jno ...

You press the keys ... not type it out !

jno

doh, fancy me not realising that, JJ.

sandy, I think the sense of artist manqué is that the world has missed out on an artist because he's gone into some other line of work. Maybe the word you need is something like 'imposter' or 'pretender'.