Re: [tied] People of the Rivers - Thought #3

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 5353
Date: 2001-01-07

Glen,
 
Just in case you should think this is mere linguistic sophistry, note how the plural is formed: hôtels-Dieu, not hôtel-Dieux.
 
Piotr
 
 
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From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] People of the Rivers - Thought #3

"Hôtel-Dieu" is not a real compound but a fossilised phrase like "the Hotel California" or "the River Thames" (in British English).