Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 4, 2007, at 2:03 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > Since 'espoir' has a (typical French) noble and knightly ring to it > (thus masculin), and hope a more practical and concrete Anglosaxon > connotation (being feminin), that makes perfectly sense to me. Les > hommes ont de l'espoir, women on the other hand, have solid hopes. > Not wanting to start a dispute about this though ;-) we called him Tikwa, 'cus we liked the sound of it... :-) c'est un chien pas comme les autres... Steve > > Philippe > > > > Op 4-sep-07, om 22:32 heeft Steve Barbour het volgende geschreven: > >> >> On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:16 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote: >> >>> Hope usually has a feminine association. >> >> >> oh that's nice! The name was actually made up as we liked its >> sound. He/Tikwa is a big masculine dog, but with a very wonderful >> sensitive side.... >> >> He is the bull in the china shop, but he wouldn't knock anything >> over....almost, >> >> >> though espoir in French is I believe masculine, funny how that >> works... >> >> :-) >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> s. >>> >>> >>> On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:03 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote: >>>> >>>>> I kept thinking that it was a variant on tikva. >>>>> Which lead me to wonder about the gender of your dog...! >>>> >>>> >>>> I learned the word tikva more recently Slobodan.... >>>> >>>> >>>> what is the connection with gender ? >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> s.d. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 3, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 3, 2007, at 6:48 AM, Ric Carter wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> always a charmer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> where did the name come from, again? >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks Ric, >>>>>> >>>>>> we made up the name... 'cus we liked the sound.... >>>>>> >>>>>> another, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/Steve-Barbour- >>>>>> PAW-2006/tikwa-pool.jpg.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ric >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/Steve-Barbour- >>>>>>>> PAW-2006/tikwabw.jpg.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> today... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> thanks, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>>> information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information