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Re: OT: French/English etymology question: "sauf"/"save"

From:Roger Mills <romilly@...>
Date:Sunday, December 7, 2003, 17:55
Christophe wrote:
(re: my obvious mis-take on "jeu de paume")
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Check http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues00/jan00/tennis.html for a few photos. But indeed, it was originally played with bare hands, hence the name. Where did you hear that "paume" was related to "pawn"? (that's "pion" in French) Pas d'idée. Obviously I misinterpreted something-- my French was not very good in 1954 (and is not much better now......:-((((( ) And according to http://www.paris.org/Musees/JeudePaume/, the museum still exists (I've never heard of it disappearing at all!). Possibly it's now in a different building, but they kept the name??? Sais pas. I seem to have a twisted mind these days. Mes apologies les plus sinceres* à la noble Nation Française. ---------------- *sincères?