Does France Have A Nickname?
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Does France Have A Nickname?
Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
England "the land of hope and glory."
I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
England "the land of hope and glory."
I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
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>I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
L'hexagone.
écrit :
>I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
L'hexagone.
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:47 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
> écrit :
>
>>I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>>France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>>France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>
> L'hexagone.
??? Where does that come from?
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> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
> écrit :
>
>>I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>>France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>>France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>
> L'hexagone.
??? Where does that come from?
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Sometimes "pays des Lumières" (as in enlightenment philosophy)), also
"pays des droits de l'homme" (country of the human rights), sometimes a
mix of the two "pays des Lumières et des droits de l'homme".
Before the revolution, "fille aînée de l'église" (eldest daughter of the
catholic church).
Cheers,
/MLD
Jim Pflaum a écrit:
> Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
> England "the land of hope and glory."
>
> I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
> France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
> France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>
"pays des droits de l'homme" (country of the human rights), sometimes a
mix of the two "pays des Lumières et des droits de l'homme".
Before the revolution, "fille aînée de l'église" (eldest daughter of the
catholic church).
Cheers,
/MLD
Jim Pflaum a écrit:
> Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
> Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
> England "the land of hope and glory."
>
> I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
> France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
> France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>
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Zinzan wrote:
> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
> écrit :
> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>
> L'hexagone.
YES "Freedom Fries"
> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
> écrit :
> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>
> L'hexagone.
YES "Freedom Fries"
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Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
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>??? Where does that come from?
It comes from the geography of the country.
<[email protected]> a écrit :
>??? Where does that come from?
It comes from the geography of the country.
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Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
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>??? Where does that come from?
http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html
http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/
Etc, etc : www.google.com > nickname Franc hexagon
<[email protected]> a écrit :
>??? Where does that come from?
http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html
http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/
Etc, etc : www.google.com > nickname Franc hexagon
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On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:46:37 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
> Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
> <[email protected]> a écrit :
>
>>??? Where does that come from?
>
> http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html
> http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/
>
> Etc, etc : www.google.com > nickname Franc hexagon
Ok, got it. I never saw it like that before. :_)
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> Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
> <[email protected]> a écrit :
>
>>??? Where does that come from?
>
> http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html
> http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/
>
> Etc, etc : www.google.com > nickname Franc hexagon
Ok, got it. I never saw it like that before. :_)
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Originally Posted by Jim Pflaum
Some Britts call
England "the land of hope and glory."
England "the land of hope and glory."
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"Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Zinzan wrote:
>> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
>> écrit :
>> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>>
>> L'hexagone.
>YES "Freedom Fries"
If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are
witty.
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>Zinzan wrote:
>> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
>> écrit :
>> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
>>
>> L'hexagone.
>YES "Freedom Fries"
If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are
witty.
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PB
The return address has been MUNGED
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
Surely there's got to be another nickname for France besides "The
Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname.
Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname.
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On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:13:15 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... "Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >
... >Zinzan wrote:
... >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
... >> écrit :
... >>
... >> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
... >> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
... >> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
... >>
... >> L'hexagone.
... >
... >YES "Freedom Fries"
...
... If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are
... witty.
Witty and mercan don't go together.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... "Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >
... >Zinzan wrote:
... >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> a
... >> écrit :
... >>
... >> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
... >> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
... >> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
... >>
... >> L'hexagone.
... >
... >YES "Freedom Fries"
...
... If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are
... witty.
Witty and mercan don't go together.
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On 1 Feb 2005 07:17:10 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Surely there's got to be another nickname for France besides "The
... Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname.
At least it's not a joke like land of the free...
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Surely there's got to be another nickname for France besides "The
... Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname.
At least it's not a joke like land of the free...
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
"Magda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:13:15 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig
Breathnach
> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this
:
> ... "Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >
> ... >Zinzan wrote:
> ... >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]>
a
> ... >> écrit :
> ... >>
> ... >> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
> ... >> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but
does
> ... >> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
> ... >>
> ... >> L'hexagone.
> ... >
> ... >YES "Freedom Fries"
> ...
> ... If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are
> ... witty.
> Witty and mercan don't go together.
What about wiggy and mercan ?
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> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:13:15 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig
Breathnach
> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this
:
> ... "Rag742" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >
> ... >Zinzan wrote:
> ... >> Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]>
a
> ... >> écrit :
> ... >>
> ... >> >I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
> ... >> >France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but
does
> ... >> >France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
> ... >>
> ... >> L'hexagone.
> ... >
> ... >YES "Freedom Fries"
> ...
> ... If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are
> ... witty.
> Witty and mercan don't go together.
What about wiggy and mercan ?
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Re: Does France Have A Nickname?
On 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
>Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
>England "the land of hope and glory."
>I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
Seem to recall Marianne, but could be wrong.
>Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
>Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call
>England "the land of hope and glory."
>I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for
>France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does
>France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks!
Seem to recall Marianne, but could be wrong.