Hello Everyone,
This is my first email to the list although i've been reading (sometimes just trying to) your emails for a short while. I was asking myself something about english language, searching through google when i thought i might asked "more real" people. By the way, i am french and living in bordeaux, 30 years old... I know it is not the right place for this message and i apologize to whom might be offended reading one "boring message".
Here it is :
In french, we use two different spelling for a word that sounds exactly the same:
it is the word :
-ballade which means an old folklric song and has the same meaning in english (ballad) or -balade (with only one l as you noticed) which means having a ride or a walk which made me think of the list as we would say in french "a balade à vélo"...
I searched quite a bit on google but could someone confirm to me that a balad for you english native would not exist and never be understood as going for a ride?
It may feel stupid to you but it is important for my research..
the best for you all,
bye,
julien peponnet
bordeaux, france.