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A Bit of Silliness- the French and the Greeks

I think the French and Greek have the most beautiful expression for the word "wife" in their languages: Ma Femme (French) and Gynaika Mou (Greek), which when translated to English resonate with a cave man ring…yea….MY WOMAN!!!! MY WOMAN.....Can you hear Tarzan bellowing that Ahaahhhhh...AHA AHHHHAAAA. OOOOHHHHH!!!! I simply ADORE these expressions...I LOVE THESE TWO LANGUAGES!!!! My Woman!!! Possessive…Yea! The only way to be!!! Ok, you polyglots...(a word with roots in the glorious Greek language..meaning Poly..many...glosa...tongues)...I know that you can also say epouse....and sizigos, but why would you want to be civilized when you can say......MA WOMAN!!!! Rock on, French and Greek....Hmmmmmm...French and Greek men....lovely! ;) HA HA HA HA! Yea...told you it was going to be a silly post! Eileen Manassian Ghali Parlez vous Francais???? Melate Ellenika????? ;)

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Date: 9/16/2013 7:16:00 AM
I wish I could speak French, I love the sound of the language when spoken.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 1:36:00 PM
YOU DON'T???? With a name like yours????? By the way, Richard...that last name of yours...you couldn't have hoped for a better one for a poet!!! AMAZING...It has such a beautiful sound to it...I just glides off the lips...And what it means...amazing. I speak some French. Took two years at uni....LOVE IT!
Date: 9/15/2013 2:34:00 PM
Yes, it does have a possessive ring to it. Here we're simply called "muh wimmin.". Beware if the wimmin should call their partners "me man". The wimmin belong to one man but those very men belong to all and sundry. EISH. Kinda conservative and grossly unfair methinks. I love your silly side, Eileen. Kudos, girlfriend!! Hugs, Licia :-)
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/15/2013 4:52:00 PM
Ahhhh....possessive...LOVE IT! There you go, Gal! Possessive..beautiful! I adore it....Yes...double standards everywhere, my sweet. IT IS A MAN'S WORLD! Let's move to MARS! HUGS!
Date: 9/14/2013 6:25:00 PM
Yes just to silly, you realise the French and Greeks say that about every woman, whether they are married to them or not hahahaha. Take care, Richard
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/15/2013 4:51:00 PM
RICHARD.....Must you spoil this? Hmmmmmmmmm....and WHAT PRAY TELL DO THE FOLKS IN GOOD O'LE ENGLAND SAY....My SHORTCAKE! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I LOVE French and Greek...they are just magical languages...English is so HO HUM...sorry, I do speak about six different languages so....yea! You MUST take my word for it. MEN WILL BE MEN....REGARDLESS...FOR I KNOW! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Date: 9/14/2013 10:57:00 AM
Can I have what you are drinking?
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/14/2013 11:22:00 AM
HA HA HA HA HA!!!! Oh dear...wish I could blame it on that. I don't drink! Nope...even worse...the silliness is just ME! Thanks for the post...

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