plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
French
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French critic, journalist, and novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
Etymology
An epigram by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in the January 1849 issue of his journal Les Guêpes (“The Wasps”). Literally, “the more it changes, the more it’s the same thing”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply sa ʃɑ̃ʒ | ply s‿ɛ la mɛm ʃoz/
Proverb
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
- the more things change, the more they stay the same
Descendants
- English: plus ça change