The Logophile: Dinner Dilemma

1. The new chef thought his haute cuisine pastries would ______ the diner’s old-school desserts.

a. supercede
b. superceed
c. supersede

2. But their apple pie was so good that serving it with ice cream was just ______ the lily.

a. gelding
b. gilding
c. guilding

3. Which French pastry’s name means “lightning”?

a. beignet
b. eclair
c. macaron
d. profiterole

Answers

1. c. supersede
2. b. gilding
3. b. eclair

—Andy Hollandbeck is the Post’s copy editor and managing editor.

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