Re: Singing in foreign langs. was Re: Greetings

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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