Are you sure that the French “billard” comes from “bille” (piece of wood) and not from “bille” (little ball)? Anyway, the French word for the cue stick is “queue” (tail). Would it be possible that cue derives from this last word? AGB
Holg:
March 17th, 2010 at 5:31 am
And while we’re translating French: “Anglais” doesn’t mean “England” but “English”. “England” would be “Angleterre” in French.
phil:
March 26th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Split those hairs, you smug jerks. “Hey, i’m gonna wake up before dawn and poo-poo someone’s work. Ooh, parlay-voo-fronsay, aren’t I cool!”
Also other languages is same , like arabic and hebrew , also many words in arabic and english close or same , but what came first or what is the origion , i really don’t know
jc:
July 21st, 2010 at 12:41 am
where does ball derive from?
DD:
October 4th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Ball comes from the Middle English, Ball, meaning spherical thing.
Manutd 69:
September 19th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Billards is not pool. it is a game with 3 balls. 1 red, 1 white, and 1 white with a spot on it. Scoring is done by “Cannons” and potting the red and oppositons white ball.
Cheers
Dave
Mike:
October 10th, 2012 at 8:46 am
Actually, parlay-voo-fronsay or Parlez-vous francais? is a question asking whether or not someone speaks french. It can also mean “you speak french”, so what you should have said, and I`ll even give you the spelling, is “Je parle le francais arent I cool?” if you wanted to make any sense whatsoever. And debating with someone is fine provded you dont become offensive or… oh wait… you did. But seriously, if someonme corrected my work for me, I would be grateful, so pipe down eh?
Mason:
July 24th, 2019 at 10:07 pm
Actually Billiards is not Pool, but Pool is a form of Billiards
Dave:
November 20th, 2019 at 11:40 am
Btw, it’s “pooh-pooh”.
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Alfredo Boeira:
March 10th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Are you sure that the French “billard” comes from “bille” (piece of wood) and not from “bille” (little ball)? Anyway, the French word for the cue stick is “queue” (tail). Would it be possible that cue derives from this last word? AGB
Holg:
March 17th, 2010 at 5:31 am
And while we’re translating French: “Anglais” doesn’t mean “England” but “English”. “England” would be “Angleterre” in French.
phil:
March 26th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Split those hairs, you smug jerks. “Hey, i’m gonna wake up before dawn and poo-poo someone’s work. Ooh, parlay-voo-fronsay, aren’t I cool!”
Aaed Kayal:
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Also other languages is same , like arabic and hebrew , also many words in arabic and english close or same , but what came first or what is the origion , i really don’t know
jc:
July 21st, 2010 at 12:41 am
where does ball derive from?
DD:
October 4th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Ball comes from the Middle English, Ball, meaning spherical thing.
Manutd 69:
September 19th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Billards is not pool. it is a game with 3 balls. 1 red, 1 white, and 1 white with a spot on it. Scoring is done by “Cannons” and potting the red and oppositons white ball.
Cheers
Dave
Mike:
October 10th, 2012 at 8:46 am
Actually, parlay-voo-fronsay or Parlez-vous francais? is a question asking whether or not someone speaks french. It can also mean “you speak french”, so what you should have said, and I`ll even give you the spelling, is “Je parle le francais arent I cool?” if you wanted to make any sense whatsoever. And debating with someone is fine provded you dont become offensive or… oh wait… you did. But seriously, if someonme corrected my work for me, I would be grateful, so pipe down eh?
Mason:
July 24th, 2019 at 10:07 pm
Actually Billiards is not Pool, but Pool is a form of Billiards
Dave:
November 20th, 2019 at 11:40 am
Btw, it’s “pooh-pooh”.