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Music and Art at the Ukrainian Institute of America
Posted by Mother Teresa's Lawyer on September 13, 2005 at 13:59:14:
In Reply to: Re: sorry but you're wrong posted by Ros Contras on September 13, 2005 at 12:01:38:
"Ambience is the preferred usage, ambiance is an alternative usage."
So in the universe YOU live in, the following sentences are the same. "The candles added a certain ambiance to the dinner". "The candles added a certain ambience to the dinner". In a French dictionary, you WILL find the word ambiant, ambiance is a "borrowed" French word. Another borrowed French word is passé, meaning passed.
Which is so apropo as it reminds me of your unsuccessful attempt at Junior High School vocabulary usage. I wish you better luck next time.