<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3700.6699" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> <FONT face=Arial = size=2>About the semi-queue:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2 metres would be about 6.562 feet = (about 6 feet 6 1/2 inches). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As far as some other interesting = terms/expressions are concerned:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>– 'n'est pas une parole en l'air' = means 'not words spoken lightly';</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>– 'monobloc' is a term which = usually indicates that something is made in one piece, as opposed to assembled = elements;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another interesting term, from Stephane = Collin's post, is the term 'crapaud'</FONT> <FONT face=Arial = size=2>which translates literally as 'toad'. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's what the French call the baby = grand, though I am surprised they include instruments as long as 1.80 in the toad = category. I didn't realize that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gee, I thought my 1905, 6 foot 3 = Bluthner is a semi-grand ... It is barely a bloated toad ... Horrors !!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>jj</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>