rapprochement

[exx-cecilegr.livejournal.com]

rapprochement [rap-rohsh-MAHN]
noun

definition
the reestablishing of cordial relations; reconciliation

etymology
From the French word rapprocher ("to bring together")

usage
Many seek rapprochement between religion and science, but some deem the two incompatible.

Comments

[fidgetspin.livejournal.com]

SO many opinions on your usage sentence that aren't relevant to the community. So I'll just say good word. :-)

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

French beats Latin for awesome English derivatives!

Though I find it funny how the pronunciations differ between the US English and English English.

[yh-tac.livejournal.com]

How would you say it, Australian?

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Rap-roh-sheh-monh. Or something like. After seven years learning French, I can't conjugate worth a damn, but I was always told my pronunciation was impeccable. Mandarin teacher said the same.

[yh-tac.livejournal.com]

I speak French, but I wouldn't pronounce it that way among English speakers, I'd get weird looks.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

I was always told my pronunciation is half-way between 'too Australian' and 'too wankery.' Like how you get those people that pronounce croissant as 'craw-sant' and on the other end of the scale are the 'cwah-soh' people.

[yh-tac.livejournal.com]

Halfway between sounds like a good place to be! I'm a bit Australian and a bit Mauritian and a bit French, which apparently leads to people thinking I'm Mexican?

[exx-cecilegr.livejournal.com]

Religion vs science has been on my brain a lot lately, I couldn't help myself. I did try to come up with a sentence less controversial, but ultimately I was spending too much time on it and just had to go with it. :)