olivier in france Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 In English the color "Burgundy" (as in "the Redskins play in Burgundy and Gold") uses the english word for the french region Bourgogne. One of the best regions for wine. In French the color burgundy is "Bordeaux", a word directly linked to a french wine region but an other one! As i prefer Bourgogne compared to Bordeaux in wines, i'm happy the english language shares my wine tastes! I was just wondering what is the name of that color in other languages... Do the spaniards say "Rioja" or "Burdeos", the Italian "Chianti"?!!
drnykterstein Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 So it's more of a non-english question. I don't know if many people on this board speak any other languages.
Dan Gross Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 So it's more of a non-english question. I don't know if many people on this board speak any other languages. 737275[/snapback] Many here struggle with English...
erynthered Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Many here struggle with English... 737279[/snapback] Hablando lo, y mecanografiarlo, dos diversas cosas.
kegtapr Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Hablando lo, y mecanografiarlo, dos diversas cosas. 737289[/snapback] I'm just going to assume that's spelled wrong.
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Hey NG, I see that you and T-Bone told ol' Hank to take a hike. Бургундия 737297[/snapback]
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Бургундия 737297[/snapback] cholernik...
Nervous Guy Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Hey NG, I see that you and T-Bone told ol' Hank to take a hike. 737299[/snapback] yeah...it's about friggin' time...now maybe sometime in the next few years those stock options will be worth something.
meazza Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 In English the color "Burgundy" (as in "the Redskins play in Burgundy and Gold") uses the english word for the french region Bourgogne. One of the best regions for wine. In French the color burgundy is "Bordeaux", a word directly linked to a french wine region but an other one! As i prefer Bourgogne compared to Bordeaux in wines, i'm happy the english language shares my wine tastes! I was just wondering what is the name of that color in other languages... Do the spaniards say "Rioja" or "Burdeos", the Italian "Chianti"?!! 737260[/snapback] no clue
stuckincincy Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 In English the color "Burgundy" (as in "the Redskins play in Burgundy and Gold") uses the english word for the french region Bourgogne. One of the best regions for wine. In French the color burgundy is "Bordeaux", a word directly linked to a french wine region but an other one! As i prefer Bourgogne compared to Bordeaux in wines, i'm happy the english language shares my wine tastes! I was just wondering what is the name of that color in other languages... Do the spaniards say "Rioja" or "Burdeos", the Italian "Chianti"?!! 737260[/snapback] That color is of the ooze of congealed, atmospherically oxygenated blood an hour or two after its spillage. Many years ago, a popular shade of shoe color was "oxblood". Same thing.
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 In English the color "Burgundy" (as in "the Redskins play in Burgundy and Gold") uses the english word for the french region Bourgogne. One of the best regions for wine. In French the color burgundy is "Bordeaux", a word directly linked to a french wine region but an other one! As i prefer Bourgogne compared to Bordeaux in wines, i'm happy the english language shares my wine tastes! I was just wondering what is the name of that color in other languages... Do the spaniards say "Rioja" or "Burdeos", the Italian "Chianti"?!! 737260[/snapback] Real men only know 5 colors. Possibly 15 if you count "dark" and "light" variations as seperate colors.
Dan Gross Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Real men only know 5 colors. Possibly 15 if you count "dark" and "light" variations as seperate colors. 737348[/snapback] That's the other reason this post is amusing. You can actually expand the color palette quite a bit if you allow for "-ish." Purplish-Red, for example.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 That color is of the ooze of congealed, atmospherically oxygenated blood an hour or two after its spillage. Many years ago, a popular shade of shoe color was "oxblood". Same thing. 737343[/snapback] They've since changed that to "cordovan" or "mahogany". Apparently "oxblood" was too un-PC.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Бургундия 737297[/snapback] bIjatlh 'e' yImev. Hab SoSlI' Quch!
Nervous Guy Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 bIjatlh 'e' yImev. Hab SoSlI' Quch! 737415[/snapback] HIghoS. Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 HIghoS. Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam. 737447[/snapback] Wrong verb tense. That's "today is a good day FOR ME to die". You meant "Heghlu'moH QaQ jajvam."
Nervous Guy Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 Wrong verb tense. That's "today is a good day FOR ME to die". You meant "Heghlu'moH QaQ jajvam." 737467[/snapback] jIyaj
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