Re: World Languages -

gerardM Dim 4 Mai - 23:55

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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

gerardM Ven 9 Mai - 14:36

gerardM Dim 11 Mai - 23:03

gerardM Mar 20 Mai - 0:09

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".

MurielB Mer 28 Mai - 6:52

Gérard
"Manchot " and "Penguin " are different. The "Manchot" lives in the south pole and doen't fly. Do you know the words in English ?

gerardM Mer 28 Mai - 10:40

Hi Muriel,

I posted about "pingouin" because they laughed at French language having a completely different word.

Thanks for your comment.
Yes I know the word "Manchot" exists... I guess the Manchot is a specific species.

As far as I know and according to my dictionary, the English word is penguin (Emperor penguin, Royal penguin).

> doen't fly
I guess the penguin of the northern part doesn't fly either, does it?

MurielB Mer 28 Mai - 10:45

You are right Gérard the penguin doesn't fly either
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/penguinsfly.html

Penguins are birds, so they do have wings. However, the wing structures of penguins are evolved for swimming, rather than flying in the traditional sense

gerardM Ven 30 Mai - 0:30

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gerardM Lun 2 Juin - 23:50

I guess I already post this but
as I'm not sure
let me post it again.

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