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From: Dom <>
Subject: Re: Translation anyone?
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 14:04:22 +0200

Hi François

"François Longpré" a *crit :
>
> Hi!
>
> Ayeul is not the correct French spelling. It should be aïeul (masculine) or
> aïeule (feminine), which means grand-father or grand-mother. It can also be
> aïeux which is always masculine and means ancestors generally.
>
> --
> François Longpré
> Montréal (Québec)
>
>
> "JC.Legarrec" <> a écrit dans le message news:
> 8ogj5a$l0h$1@wanadoo.fr...
> > ayeul = grand father or grand-mother
> >
> >

you're correct and wrong ;o)) in "modern" French language (XIX - XXe
cent) it's "aïeul", but ... in French from XV till may be XVIIIe century
it's "ayeul" ;o)) I'm sorry for u

regards
à +
Dom

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