Re: World Languages -

gerardM Sam 26 Avr - 14:26

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MurielB Mar 29 Avr - 21:25

Persian is also called "Farsi". I remember an Iranese friend of ours used to teach it to us on our way back from Lille polyglot. It was so hard ! scratch

gerardM Mar 29 Avr - 21:30

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gerardM Mer 30 Avr - 0:36

J'aurais juré qu'en Italien, on disait "la tavola" Wink

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MurielB Lun 5 Mai - 14:36

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-order-coffee-around-the-world-2014-4#!IL9tq

gerardM Lun 5 Mai - 21:54

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gerardM Jeu 8 Mai - 23:40

Ma foi, je ne comprends pas ! scratch

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MurielB Mar 20 Mai - 9:18

Gérard a écrit:Maman means love in every language

Yes but it is basic love. the onomatopeia "m" is like "miam miam" and refers to the oral stage described by Freud. That fusion between the child and his mother being so important for the child's future life
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_stage

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the term oral stage denotes the first psychosexual development stage where in the mouth of the infant is his or her primary erogenous zone. Spanning the life period from birth to the age of 21 months, the oral stage is the first of the five Freudian psychosexual development stages: (i) the Oral, (ii) the Anal, (iii) the Phallic, (iv) the Latent, and (v) the Genital. Moreover, because it is the infant’s first human relationship — biological (nutritive) and psychological (emotional) — its duration depends upon the child-rearing mores of the mother’s society. Sociologically, the duration of infantile nursing is determined normatively, because the oral stage is especially important in societies that consider the stomach to be the seat of the emotions, as among some African and south-west Pacific Ocean societies that perceive the oral stage as medicinal.^[1]

gerardM Mar 20 Mai - 22:35

Hi Muriel,

MurielB a écrit:... the child and his mother...

No, not "his".
Remember English people won't give the precedence to the masculine.
I guess that in the case of a baby or infant, English people would say "its mother" (for older children -> their).

gerardM Mar 20 Mai - 23:32

MurielB Mer 21 Mai - 9:01

gerardM a écrit:Hi Muriel,
MurielB a écrit:... the child and his mother...
No, not "his".
Remember English people won't give the precedence to the masculine.
I guess that in the case of a baby or infant, English people would say "its mother" (for older children -> their).

Hi Gérard !
Thanks for reminding me rule ! I should know it !

gerardM Mar 27 Mai - 23:42

Along with Sylvie, I commebted to say our French word was "pingouin".