Discussion:
what's the difference?
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Sean McIlroy
2006-07-24 02:31:13 UTC
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hi all

can anyone explain the difference between

saucisse / saucisson
cerveau / cervelle

?? thank you.

peace,
stm
Jean-Côme Charpentier
2006-07-24 03:34:38 UTC
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Post by Sean McIlroy
hi all
can anyone explain the difference between
saucisse / saucisson
cerveau / cervelle
Funny! Some days ago, I discuted about saucisse versus saucisson with my
friends. It seems that the meaning is regional-dependent. For me
"saucisson" is like a kind of "saucisse" but "saucisson" is a meat
dried, "saucisse" is not dried. ("saucisse sèche" exists but it's a kind
of "saucisson"!) My friends didn't agree with me! After I read your
question, I googled and I'm right! Well, say that I'm agree with the
Academy :-)
<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saucisson>

About "cervelle", it can be exactly like "cerveau" but for speaking
relax. There is also the meanings: I think with my "cerveau" and I eat
the rabbit's "cervelle" (it's now forbidden to eat "cervelle de veau"...
what a pitty).

Jean-Côme Charpentier
chrislex
2006-07-24 06:47:18 UTC
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Hello,

cerveau/cervelle:

You know the difference between pig/pork, calf/veal, ox/beef... it's the
same for cerveau/cervelle:
cerveau is an organ (part of the animal) whereas cervelle is the meat to
eat. The origin of the difference (Saxon vs. French) is said to come from
the Norman conquest when the Saxons raised the animals for the Norman rulers
to eat.

saucisse/saucisson:

saucisse is raw meet to roast whereas saucisson is ready to be consumed.

IMHO

Christian
Post by Sean McIlroy
hi all
can anyone explain the difference between
saucisse / saucisson
cerveau / cervelle
?? thank you.
peace,
stm
Sean McIlroy
2006-07-24 16:00:14 UTC
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Post by chrislex
Hello,
You know the difference between pig/pork, calf/veal, ox/beef... it's the
cerveau is an organ (part of the animal) whereas cervelle is the meat to
eat. The origin of the difference (Saxon vs. French) is said to come from
the Norman conquest when the Saxons raised the animals for the Norman rulers
to eat.
saucisse is raw meet to roast whereas saucisson is ready to be consumed.
IMHO
Christian
Post by Sean McIlroy
hi all
can anyone explain the difference between
saucisse / saucisson
cerveau / cervelle
?? thank you.
peace,
stm
groovy
thank you

sean
Jim Heckman
2006-07-24 20:03:11 UTC
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Post by Sean McIlroy
groovy
thank you
Note to francophones: Do /not/ use "groovy" unless you're very,
very fluent in English and know exactly what you're doing. To my
ears at least, it's a ridiculous anachronism unless you're jokingly
trying to evoke the hippie era of the late 60's and early 70's.

Sean, do you really use "groovy" in conversation?
--
Jim Heckman
LordAvalon
2006-07-26 13:40:06 UTC
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Post by Jim Heckman
Post by Sean McIlroy
groovy
thank you
Note to francophones: Do /not/ use "groovy" unless you're very,
very fluent in English and know exactly what you're doing. To my
ears at least, it's a ridiculous anachronism unless you're jokingly
trying to evoke the hippie era of the late 60's and early 70's.
Sean, do you really use "groovy" in conversation?
--
Jim Heckman
Yesterday's "out" are tomorrow's trendy fashions...
Citoyen de la République
2006-08-19 01:05:45 UTC
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Post by Sean McIlroy
hi all
can anyone explain the difference between
saucisse / saucisson
cerveau / cervelle
?? thank you.
peace,
stm
http://images.google.fr/images?q=saucisse&hl=fr
http://images.google.fr/images?q=saucisson&hl=fr
http://images.google.fr/images?q=cerveau&hl=fr
http://images.google.fr/images?q=cervelle&hl=fr
C de la R

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