LL-L: "Color terms" LOWLANDS-L, 22.FEB.2001 (01) [E/LS]

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From: Henry Pijffers [henry.pijffers at fluffyonline.cjb.net]
Subject: LL-L: "Color terms" LOWLANDS-L, 21.FEB.2001 (02) [E/LS]

Ron wrote:
>
>Henry,
>Welke "gryse" katten hebt 'n klöyr; dey is so 'n lüt beten blau.  Daar wegen
>heytt de eyn sort "Russian Blue", "Russische Blaukatze", "Russisch Blauw",
>"bleus russes", etc., ofschoonst nich elk eyn daar vun blau is; vaken sünd sey
>eynfach grys or 'n beten bruun.  Blau is wat besünners.  Villicht is up düsse
>wys' "grys" tou "blau" worden.
>Gröyten!
>
>Henry,
>Some "gray" cats have a bluish tint.  That's why one sort is called "Russian
>Blue", "Russische Blaukatze", "Russisch Blauw", "bleus russes", etc., even
>though not all of them are bluish; some of them are simply gray or brownish.
>Blue is special.  Perhaps this way "gray" came to be generalized as "blue."
>Regards!
>
Well, I delved into cat colors and cat genetics a while ago, because I'm quite
a cat lover. There isn't any mentioning of the term "gray" ever being used for
a Russian Blue or a British Blue. It's always been "blue". Even though not all
of them have that shade of blue, as you mentioned. So I think the use of blue
for gray is a bit older than cat breeding history.

regards,
Henry

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