Just as in his brief elliptical novels, Patrick Modiano is an illusive figure rarely to be seen in French literature circles and barely known outside France.
This Niagara Falls with its sheer thunderous drop has been an illusive barrier between this and other lakes, and the St. Lawrence sluicing out its eastern end draws Ontario's attention seaward.
They included several terms that came from other languages like French, German, and Italian and for many of them their pronunciations and meanings maybe as illusive as their spellings.