Re: Latest ignorant question: Bout like "boot" or like boxing mat
Since we have wandered so far afield of my question, and since differences between languages has become a topic, I must share with you the ingredients of a wonderful misunderstanding that took place back in 2004.
My Tahitian sister, her husband, and their six-year-old daughter were visiting me here in the USA--their first visit here. Little Hoanie lost her first tooth at the San Diego Zoo. That night before she went to bed, I told her (in French, because my Tahitian was far too basic) the story of the Tooth Fairy.
One hitch: The French word for fairy, "fée," sounds identical to the Tahitian "fe'e," which means . . . octopus.
Phoebe, my 2021 Collings MT mandolin
Dolly, my 2021 Ibanez M522 mandolin
Louise, my 193x SS Maxwell mandolin
Fiona, My 2021 GSM guitar-bodied octave resonator mandolin
Charlotte, my 2016 Eastman MDO 305 octave mandolin
And Giuliana, my 2002 Hans Schuster 505 violin, Nehenehe, my 2021 Aklot concert ukulele,
Annie, my 2022 Guild M-140 guitar, Joni, my 1963 Harmony 1215 Archtone archtop guitar,
Yoko, my ca. 1963 Yamaha Dynamic No.15 guitar, and Rich, my 1959 husband.
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