A quarter note or crotchet followed by a dot is equivalent in duration to three 8th notes or quavers.
These are small naughty will be want as an omnipotent and big hero, you you their strange think the crotchet , all of their funny problems resolve good.
France's diminished cultural profile would be just another interesting national crotchet - like Italy's low birthrate, or Russia's fondness for vodka - if France weren't France.
