Old Khyber

ariel · 11th September 2019, 10:36 PM

Ian,

One needs to be careful with those Frenchies:-)

There is a subtle difference between ancien (seller’s description) and ancient.
“Ancien” is translated first and foremost as old or past, previous, former.
”Ancien regime”= old rule. That’s how French called their monarchy before the 1789 Revolution.
But “ancient” is ancient or antique.
Sometimes, foreign languages are useful. N’est-ce pas?

The poor schnook never presented his choora as “antique”, just as “old”, which is true. Does not qualify for a “fake”.

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11th September 2019, 10:36 PM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ian, One needs to be careful with those Frenchies:-) There is a subtle difference between ancien (seller’s description) and ancient. “Ancien” is translated first and foremost as old or past, previous, former. ”Ancien regime”= old rule. That’s how French called their monarchy before the 1789 Revolution. But “ancient” is ancient or antique. Sometimes, foreign languages are useful. N’est-ce pas? The poor schnook never presented his choora as “antique”, just as “old”, which is true. Does not qualify for a “fake”.