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Re: (Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil)

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On 6/11/26 08:49, HenHanna wrote:
> 
>>
>> https://rec.puzzles.narkive.com/ <---- Is this site dead?
>>                        (this last Slash in URL always  seemed  stupid)
>>
>>
>>
>> https://newsgrouper.org/alt.usage.english
>>
>> https://csiph.com/group/alt.usage.english
>> https://csiph.com/group/rec.puzzles
>>
> 
> 
> I dont know why CsiPh  doesn't convert these into live links.

It's a security thing, the feed is truly plain text.

Promoting anything to outbound links opens the site up as a target for 
SEO farming, Phishing, etc.  On a modern browser you can highlight the 
link text and "Open link" from right click.

> 
> I also still don't know what these 4 buttons are for --> [http] [https]
> [nntp] [nntps]

HTTP is no encryption (for old machines), HTTPS is encryption (modern 
browsers).

NNTP is for external reader software installed on your machine.  NNTPS 
is the same with modern encryption.

> 
>   
>> You  can(might)   tell him about 2 sites (above)
>>
>>> I had a reply from him on Facebook, and he says he's been having
>>> computer problems that will not allow him to connect to Usenet.
>>>
>>>>>   Pity.  I thought he had solved that problem and had established a                 non-Google Groups access.
>>
>>
>> _______________________
>>
>> some French speakers  insist that
>>
>>                Un dromadaire n'est pas un chameau
>>
>> and Spanish speakers agree:
>>
>>                Un dromedario no es un camello
>>
>>         -------is this a matter of  2 humps vs. 1 ?
>>
>>
>> Yes, the number of humps is the most visible difference. The dromedary
>> has one hump, while the standard camel (the Bactrian camel) has two.
> 
> 
> 單峰駝 / 单峰驼 (dān fēng tuó): Dromedary (one-humped)
> 雙峰駝 / 双峰驼 (shuāng fēng tuó): Bactrian (two-humped)
> 
> 
> ヒトコブラクダ (一瘤駱駝) (hitokobu-rakuda): Dromedary
> (one-humped)
> フタコブラクダ (双峰駱駝) (futakobu-rakuda): Bactrian
> (two-humped)
> 
>   
>> _________________
>>
>> The French distinguishes between
>> chaise (a standard dining-style chair) and
>> fauteuil (an armchair with armrests).
>>
> 
> 
> 
> French:       Chaussure (shoe)     vs.    Botte (boot).
> 
> German:         Schuh (shoe)       vs.    Stiefel (boot).
> 
> 
> Un Baiser (Noun) vs. Baiser (Verb)
> 
> 
> Jouir vs. Profiter:        Online translation tools often mistranslate
> "to enjoy" as jouir. While historically it meant to enjoy, modern French
> uses jouir almost exclusively to mean to cum / reach orgasm. If you want
> to say you enjoyed a meal or a movie, you must use profiter or aimer.
> 
> 
> 
> Faire l'amour vs. Niquer:         French separates the emotional act
> from the purely physical. Faire l'amour is the standard, polite term for
> making love.
>            Niquer or baiser are the harsh, slang equivalents for fucking.
> 
> 
> 
> Une fellation vs. Une pipe:         French switches terms heavily based
> on register. The clinical, medical term for oral sex on a man is une
> fellation, while the ubiquitous, everyday street slang is une pipe.
> 
> 

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(Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil) "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> - 2026-06-11 15:32 +0000
  Re: (Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil) "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> - 2026-06-11 15:49 +0000
    Re: (Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil) Kevin Bowling <kevin.bowling@kev009.com> - 2026-06-11 21:09 -0700
      Re: (Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil) Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-06-12 08:31 +0000
        Re: (Newsgrouper, CsiPh) ------ camel, humps ------ (chaise, fauteuil) HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-06-13 17:12 +0000
  Is Narkive down? (was: (Newsgrouper, CsiPh) blah blah blah) VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-06-11 16:34 -0500
     Narkive -- UsenetArchives.com -- NPR (CarTalk) Puzzler HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-06-13 17:26 +0000

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