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Re: Espoire
I thought poires were pears, as in Belle Helene? If so, good fruit but bad name.
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An S-pear? You remind me of an joke about an automobile called the S-Car. I forget the joke itself, but remember the punchline:
"Look at that S-car go!"
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Hi,there's a French word "espoir" which means hope, confidence. Maybe someone has just added an -e to make the word a female name???Regards, Satu
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