Talk:Cause célèbre/Archives/2013

Paris Hilton

Should we add Paris Hilton to the list? With all due respect this is how she gained popularity. -D. Benterou

Scandal

This article at presnt contains many references to 'scandal', which is not a connotation of cause celebre as I understand it, or indeed as the OED defines it, so I'm modifying it.--XmarkX 08:47, 12 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Suggested action

I would suggest this be moved to Wiktionary; the historical information seems to fit into the etymology of the phrase. Courtland 02:30, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

VfD nomination

The VFD tag was put on the article but never linked to the VFD subpages. Given the circumstance of the nomination, without objection, I propose to remove the tag. David | Talk 30 June 2005 10:52 (UTC)

Did someone get tired?

The early letters (of the alphabet) in this article have quite detailed descriptions, while the remainder have scant descriptions if any. Did the author simply get exhausted, or is it a work in progress as of this moment? mal7798 24 September 2006 05:02 (UTC)

The former suggestion is closer to the mark! Of course this is a wiki so anyone can join in and summarise (relatively briefly and neutrally) the issues involved. David | Talk 09:03, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Iraq War

Since the Current Events lists the Iraq War, shouldn't we add it to this list? 24.167.68.211 04:15, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Not really a cause célèbre, is it? Certain individuals associated with it might be (Cindy Sheehan for example). David | Talk 08:14, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

French ?

Apparently, the use of this french expression results from a confusion between "cause" in french in a judiciary context, wich has the same meaning as "cause" in english like in "the revolutionnary cause" except it applies to the charged person, who defends his "cause" against the accusations (i don't know if cause can have the same use in english); and "case" in english in a judiciary context (the french is "cas") as a synonym of "affair". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.67.33.8 (talk) 23:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, it is cause, as in "Our cause is just, and we shall fight for it!" I made the fix. GeorgeLouis (talk) 22:04, 28 December 2009 (UTC)