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7.23.2008

Lagniappe 17: Movies Have Meaning


A little something extra from Scott Nehring at Good News Film Reviews ... our first guest essay! Why movies matter in our lives and in our culture. Thank you Scott!

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

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