I’m not talking about Trevanian’s novel “The Main” here; the quotes should only surround the second word, as in The “Main”. If you now pronounce “main” the French way and know that it means “hand”, then everything should fall into place. Anyway, in the center of the Place Bermond, there’s this sculpture of a hand. It’s a great meeting point as one can even sit in the palm of the hand while waiting. “See you after class at the ‘main’,” I’ve heard kids yell on more than one occasion. For some reason, everyone knows where that is as long as “main” is pronounced like the French word. Somehow, “Let’s meet at the hand” would not be understood as easily. Still, I would like to know where this hand came from and what its story is. No one seems to know.