there goes all my respect for St Bono of Dublin...

[highlyeccentric]

Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q (son of Bono and Ali Hewson)

nuff said.

on the bright side, have decided it is acceptable to name my son, should i ever have one, Finn. But not, as my father suggested, Finn McCumhail *Surname*, because McCumhail sounds too much like a McAdjective-Meal.

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[niamh-sage.livejournal.com]

les yeux? ;)

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

indeed! why on earth is THAT on in my dictionary?

[niamh-sage.livejournal.com]

What kind of dictionary is it? French-English-English-French?

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

yep. not very big, but still, yeux and yaourt are important words... and i KNOW yeux is in the even smaller one i have lying around somewhere.

[niamh-sage.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Maybe it's time to write a scathing letter to the producers of the dictionary. Although...if they have no yeux, then perhaps they won't be able to read it :S

[arathesockless.livejournal.com]

Is there any link between 'yaourt' and 'yurt' as words? Nomadic Mongolians living in huts of fermented milk by-product and acidophilus culture?

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

i don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

well, Britannica tells me that english yoghurt comes from the turkish word spelt in the same way... my guess is that the french couldn't get their tongues around 'oghurt' :P

whether the turkish comes from yurt i cannot tell you...

[arathesockless.livejournal.com]

Those tricksy French, with their slovenly tongues and lack of diction, slurring out a triple-whammy of vowels...

It's people like this that cause Eurovision.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

*giggles* a most dreadful sin indeed!

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

and britannica tells me that english 'yurt' comes from the turkish variant of the term as well... from here you need to find a turkish linguist and etymologist.

[arathesockless.livejournal.com]

I'm most impressed with your research *tips hat*
I'll track down my friendly local turkish linguist/etymologist and keep you informed as to the next step. :)