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

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> 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.

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



 
> 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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