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To: Neocon who wrote (86482)	8/25/2000 3:42:40 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

You're right that it can apparently go either way, Neo. But the original usage seems nevertheless to have been "chacun a son gout." As defined in THE DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE BY E. COBHAM BREWER FROM THE NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION OF 1894: Chacun a son Gout "Everyone has (a ) his taste"; or, "Everyone to (à) his taste." The former is French, the latter is English-French. The phrase is much more common with us than it is in France, where we meet with the phrases- Chacun a sa chacunerie (everyone has his idiosyncrasy), and chacun a sa marotte (everyone has his hobby). In Latin sua cuique voluptas, "as the good-man said when he kissed his cow." bibliomania.com At the same time, "to each his own taste" and "each to his own taste" do mean the same thing, so it is easy to understand how the "a" got switched to the front of the phrase from the middle. But if the "a" is taken to mean "has" (the alternative noted above) then "a chacun son gout" would clearly be incorrect French usage. Sorry, everybody, for this lengthy discussion. Should have made a date with Neo to meet on the Grammar Lab thread. :-)