Posted by so on July 18, 2005, at 2:04:53 [reposted on July 22, 2005, at 14:23:31 | original URL]
In reply to Re: People it is, then... » so, posted by chemist on July 18, 2005, at 0:36:56
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> *** you forgot the caret - ^ - to be placed above the ``a'', i.e., Le Ch\^atelier - and the expression includes principle, not ``priniple.''If your going to cite my post for not using the caret, then maybe at least you could use it instead of a reference to it -- if you don't have the code, you can cut and past from my post -- Le Châtelier
But generally, Latin symbols are omitted in typical english spelling. You might also want to review the classic document "Netiquette" with reference to the value of what it calls "spell flames". Spelling tends to be very imprecise in electronic forums, and attention to other's spelling sometimes comes at the expense of attention to primary topics.
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> finally, the word ``chevrolet'' is a town in kentucky, a brand-name from general motors, and otherwise is not actually a word or term in French or English: vous vous trompez...\`a bient\^ot, chimiste***
>It seems it is though who art mistaken. Louis Chevrolet was born in Switzerland but lived in France at one time. The name Chevrolet in French is the counterpart of the English name "Kidd" - it derives from animal images used on signs posted outside provisional inns. It is an old diminutive pronunciation of the word for goat i.e. "little goat". Corvette designers put the fleur-de-lis in the car's emblem after researching Louis Chevrolet's family name and deciding to honor the French origins of their company founder's name.
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