I don't know...I think it's d'Orsay Museum, just like d'Arch of Triumph or d'Obelisk of Luxor.

YK, yes, I certainly missed that. Oooops

I agree and vote for the Musee Rodin and D'Orsay combo purchase on-line or in person. Very doable in one day.

Hi MademoiselleFifi on Aug 11, 09 at 10:40 PM

You are too familiar with French.

Very few Americans are cognizant of d' meaning "of" or "of the". Did we refer to CDG as "General Gaulle" or "General de Gaulle"?
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< adrienne on Aug 11, 09 at 10:59 PM <

I didn't know that it was the Triomphe d'Arc. Thanks

I agree that many people incorrectly refer Musee d'Orsay as "d'Orsay" because they don't know/speak French. I don't speak French, and I had made the same mistake for some time until a friend pointed it out to me. Since then I refer it to either Orsay Museum or Musee d'Orsay.

This issue was pointed out initially in this thread by jsmith & StCirq. It was then further explained by a few other posters. Why is it so hard for some people to accept this??? We aren't talking about how call a city Venezia/Venice or Firenze/Florence (as both are correct), this is simply about incorrect grammar. Again, non French speakers won't know it and hence they make the common mistake of calling it "d'Orsay Museum", but shouldn't we learn from our mistakes when someone correct us (as I have)???

Some people just hate to admit to being wrong. Especially Ira. But then, he's almost never wrong, so it's ok.