> And, of course, since women were not allowed to own anything except > until very recently, how could they pretend to have an existence of > their own.....! But "ze" French, on the other hand, having clearly > identified gender with the individual could immediately make the > difference between, for instance, a "courtisan" and a "courtisanne"....!
Unless, of course, you had a group with at least one man... then it's "les courtisans" and not "les courtisannes"... Ah, "zose" french!!! ;) Tarek (de Paris) Tarek Charara ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SITE - http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com EXPO - http://www.orients-unis.net
