On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 09:20:09AM +1100, Ron Savage wrote:
> On 01/04/14 08:37, Matt S Trout wrote:
> >On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 09:13:18AM +1100, Ron Savage wrote:
> >>As for Winifred, I know a woman of that name, so I would also have
> >>assumed Winfried was female, although a name like Siegfried (sp?) -
> >>which I believe is male - would make me unsure.
> >
> >I bet on the latter connection plus vague memory.
> >
> >Then I (gasp) asked a German friend to confirm it :)
> 
> Even  better, I can as an Australian-Irish woman who speaks German
> and Japanese.

Given your last post said 'assumed Winfried was female' I ... never mind.

Eh. I was just trying to explain how I managed to get to the right answer.

Any approach that works is good by me :)

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