Le mercredi 13 Décembre 2006 08:56, Chris Barker a écrit :
> D'accord, mon brave; bien écrit :-)
>
> Chris
>
> p.s. I'm not French, nor is my French very good, but I enjoy the
> sound of the language (as I do German) and it looks good written
> down :-) cb
That's fine with me, but you should avoid « mon brave » if you are interested
in your body integrity and have no fantasy of having your head put at the top
of a spear to lead an angry mob. As a matter of fact it was a common address
between a master and a servant, and as such it's considered quite rude
nowdays.
« brave » meaning has shifted from « courageous » to «loyal but slightly
dumb», and is nowday used to call dogs, or eventually by women to describe
their last date (when said date isn't in hearing range). Any other use is
procribed.
--
Manuel Viet
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