[PW] correct meaning of French words (was: "circlique")

[Douglas Anderson]

Whoops.  Nice catch.  My day for gaffes, apparently.  Dr. Fortis, my French
professor, would be ashamed of me.  :-(

-- Doug


On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Eve-Isabelle <liveparadox at earthlink.net>wrote:

>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Douglas Anderson <doug.anderson at cacl.info>
> >Sent: Aug 28, 2008 7:20 AM
> >To: list at project-wombat.org
> >Subject: Re: [PW] Require a dictionary definition of the word "cirlique"
> for   a piece of sculpture in an art exhibition
> >
> >Might it be a coinage by the author, meant to suggest perhaps "cirque"
> >(French for "circle") and some other term?  Some artists are fond of
> coining
> >new terms to name or describe their works.
> >
> Hi, this is your friendly Wombat French language police... ;)
>
> "cirque" is French for "circus".
> "cercle" is the French word for "circle".
> I just couldn't let this pass into the archives.
>
> Cheers,
> EIC
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