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Article #3030Re: use and meaning of "etang" in French
From: J. A. Rea
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00
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dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark) writes:
> I was surprised to find <<etang>> defined as:
>etendue d'eau moins vaste et moins profunde qu'un lac
>... "extent of water smaller and less deep than a lake"
>very much like the definition of "pond" in English.
>Is the above dictionary definition "wrong"? or
>Are the coastal etangs of the south exceptions that are too unusual to be
>mentioned in a small, standard dictionary?
As a comparable case in English, take a look at Walden Pond, near Concord
MA. In FL that would easily pass as a lake.
John
Ki semenat ispinaza, non andet iskultsu!
J. A. Rea jarea@ukcc.uky.edu
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