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Re: GROUPLANG: optional features and case

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 20, 1998, 11:54
At 07:43 20/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Christophe Grandsire wrote: >> I don't think so. Actually, I hear "h=F4te" for both meanings=
with the
>> same frequency. It's just that "h=F4te" was not very used when I was=
young (we
>> didn't receive people to stay at home more than for one dinner, so we=
didn't
>> use the word "h=F4te"). > >Ah! I see. Still, it seems rather peculiar to use the same word for >both ends of the host-guest relation. >
I agree with you. I wonder where this comes from. I've thought of another thing that is peculiar: the feminine form of 'h=F4te': 'h=F4tesse' is used only with the meaning 'host', or for female= people that welcome you in a plane or in other places. Strange, isn't it?
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