On 8/4/07, Ricardo Aráoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This is an international list so please use the English word for > >> eggplant: aubergine > > > > Hi Paul! > > > > Is that UK English for the cow or the bull eggplant? > >> :-) > > > > Hey Paul! We should've told you. The blokes don't speak English, don't > play proper football (they mix with rugby, shake and voilà). > BTW, 'aubergine' is French.
Hence the smiley :-) > I guess you got it from your French > conquerors (Normans), rather than from your German ones (Saxons). ;cP The Normans weren't French! -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
