Re: And next name after Sarge? or PROPOSAL for Codenames' election
Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> said:
> On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 11:27:00AM +0100, Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a wrote:
>> > > 107 - Mrs. Potato Head
>> > We used Potato already.
>> We used potato (the name) = Mr. Potato Head (the character), which is
>> different from Mrs. Potato Head (the character). The text is correct.
>
> Well, in some languages it's common to add an "e" suffix to form the
> feminine variant of a word...
Even to family name? Where?
In some languages, it is common to change the latest letter, but all
languages I can think of adding a "e" suffix clearly do not change
family names.
(But anyway, there are so many languages, so...)
--
Mathieu Roy
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