X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ced2b975ce40b48d X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-19 04:03:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!torn!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!chem4823.usask.ca!taliszanna From: Taliszanna Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: International English [was "A Betty Paige Wannabe"] Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 06:04:00 -0600 Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <3BF116B2.6B1FDC6E@xs4all.nl> <9sr697$ihe8@OM9.omantel.net.om> <3BF1928D.E2D16B88@xs4all.nl> <3BF3AEFA.B434A378@xs4all.nl> <3BF68151.CF36CE0C@xs4all.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: chem4823.usask.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: tribune.usask.ca 1006171434 2809 128.233.48.23 (19 Nov 2001 12:03:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@tribune.usask.ca NNTP-Posting-Date: 19 Nov 2001 12:03:54 GMT In-Reply-To: <3BF68151.CF36CE0C@xs4all.nl> Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10964 On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, joris bellenger wrote: > Well, there is lobster and lobster. There's just one name, in English, > for two different animals. "Homard" and "Langouste" in French. > > Lobster/Homard: > -color blue (turns red when kooked) > -bigger than a Langouste (can reach 50 cm) > -has got large clamps (always one smaller than the other) > > Lobster/Langouste: > -color light red (stays light red when kooked) > -smaller than a Homard (can reach 40 cm) > -has got small clamps > > According to the clamps I'd say the lobster depicted above is a > "Homard". > > Then there's the "langoustine": > -color light red (stays light red when kooked) > -small (can reach 15 cm) > -has got long but thin clamps (often one smaller than the other) > > ...and there's the "ecrevisse": > -lives in sweet water > -color deep red (stays deep red when kooked) > -small (can reach 10 cm) > -has got clamps > > They taste all wonderful. > :D > joris > Why Joris, I'm impressed! You really know your seafood -- or at least the ones with pincers! Are you a "wine snob", too? (j/k) Ac- tually, I really love wine and seafood. It's a shame that here on the prairies it's always second-rate except at the super-expensive places. Meals that would cost $25.00 in Toronto (Ont., CAN) or Victoria (B.C., CAN) will cost double that here if they are good quality... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Sincerely, Tali (a.k.a Jessie Brown/Pope Dances-with-Earwax) http://talis_white_crow.tripod.com/ "Examine what is said, not who speaks." -- Arabian Proverb