Re: The exact birthday of French: 0842-02-14]

From: Patrick Andries (pandries@iti.qc.ca)
Date: Wed Mar 27 2002 - 16:51:03 EST


John Cowan wrote:

>Patrick Andries scripsit:
>
>>This date is only the oldest record of a document written in something like
>>French (since it was decided to transcribe what was actually said).
>>
>
>Well, not exactly. The chronicler is reporting what it would be appropriate
>for the participants to have said. No claim of stenographic accuracy is
>implied.
>
As you say « not exactly ». But he did not translate it in Latin. This
is what I meant.

P. Andries



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