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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: City name origins #4835 04/10/2002 4:41 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Dear Phyllisstein (I love that pseudonym), I just love the way the English have mangled French expressions over time. And then they wonder why the "Frogs" despise them. The French don't despise us. The truth is that they choose to appear as though they despise us in order to disguise the fact that they are totally baffled by our straightforwardness. They can't believe anyone can be that straightforward, it must be a cover up for something really devious, so they label us "perfidious Albion". Anyone remember whose phrase that was? Since Paris is just about my favourite city (San Francisco and Edinburgh almost equal it), I can't afford to believe they really despise me! dxb. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted City name origins Jazzoctopus 08/01/2000 8:49 PM Re: City name origins Jackie 08/01/2000 9:58 PM Re: City name origins TEd Remington 08/02/2000 4:27 PM Re: Matt Dillon Faldage 04/10/2002 2:29 PM Re: Matt Dillon dxb 04/10/2002 2:49 PM Re: Matt Dillon Faldage 04/10/2002 5:00 PM Re: Matt Dillon Sparteye 04/10/2002 5:15 PM Re: Matt Dillon Kupatchka 04/14/2002 11:34 PM Re: City name origins Rubrick 08/02/2000 8:07 AM Re: City name origins william 08/02/2000 9:46 AM Re: City name origins tsuwm 08/02/2000 2:31 PM Re: City name origins Bridget 08/13/2000 10:37 AM Re: City name origins Jackie 08/13/2000 11:39 AM Re: City name origins tsuwm 08/13/2000 4:52 PM Re: City name origins Jackie 08/14/2000 5:13 AM Re: City name origins Jazzoctopus 08/14/2000 8:59 PM Re: City name origins dxb 04/10/2002 1:50 PM Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand Jackie 04/10/2002 3:59 PM . Max Quordlepleen 04/11/2002 1:29 AM Re: Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand maverick 04/12/2002 5:53 PM Re: Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand Keiva 04/12/2002 6:14 PM Re: Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand Capital Kiwi 04/15/2002 9:31 PM Re: Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand milum 04/18/2002 1:33 AM . Max Quordlepleen 04/18/2002 1:50 AM Re: Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand Jackie 04/18/2002 2:09 AM Errata,AL TEd Remington 04/20/2002 2:26 PM Re: Hitchhikers Guide To New Zealand Capital Kiwi 04/20/2002 4:33 PM Re: City name origins dxb 04/10/2002 4:25 PM name origins wofahulicodoc 04/10/2002 8:23 PM Torpenhow Hill Fiberbabe 04/10/2002 8:47 PM Re: Torpenhow Hill wofahulicodoc 04/10/2002 8:49 PM Tor Fiberbabe 04/10/2002 8:55 PM TorPenHow again wofahulicodoc 04/10/2002 10:04 PM Re: name origins Bean 04/11/2002 11:12 AM Re: City name origins Jazzoctopus 08/02/2000 3:34 PM Re: City name origins TEd Remington 08/02/2000 4:16 PM Re: City name origins Jazzoctopus 08/02/2000 4:48 PM Re: City name origins Sparteye 04/10/2002 2:24 PM Re: City name origins Phyllisstein 04/10/2002 3:47 PM Re: City name origins dxb 04/10/2002 4:41 PM French vs. English Phyllisstein 04/10/2002 4:51 PM Re: City name origins Jazzoctopus 04/11/2002 5:52 PM My sorry French Fiberbabe 04/11/2002 7:47 PM "l'enfant de Castille of troy 04/11/2002 9:39 PM Re: "l'enfant de Castille Bingley 04/12/2002 9:48 AM Re: "l'enfant de Castille milum 04/12/2002 4:51 PM Novi Sparteye 04/23/2002 2:04 PM Re: City name origins Hyla 04/23/2002 7:35 PM Re: City name origins Faldage 04/23/2002 7:41 PM Re: Beloit Keiva 04/23/2002 11:28 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,262 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 8 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 LukeJavan8 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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