When English speakers say "Bon Appétit", are they speaking French or English?
Obviously the phrase is French in origin, but the question is whether the pattern and frequency of usage of "Bon Appétit" in otherwise English-speaking contexts entails that it is now an English word loaned from French, like "apostrophe" or "fiancé"
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