>En réponse à Joseph Fatula <fatula3@...>:
>
>> Better, but inappropriately so. A little stewbird ought to have a name
>> more like "lark" or "pigeon", as opposed to "alouette", which ought to
>> be something more along the lines of a squid or something slimy.
>
> "alouette" for a squid?!!!! What in the sound of [alu.'Et] gives you a
> slimy idea? It feels like lightness and small size (due to the -ette
> diminutive ending) to me! Also, such a cute word would never fit such an
> animal as you describe!
>
>> At least in my mind.
>
> Strange mind then... I actually find "lark" very inappropriate. It's too
> harsh sounding for such a cute bird.
>
>Christophe.
>
>
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