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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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The holiday flat, the gite,
once was called a giste.
The keeper of an inn, an auberge,
is called an aubergiste.

The opportunity should not be missed
for the proprietor of a gite,
le proprietaire de gite,
simply to be called le giste.

Douglas Scotney

Friday, October 30, 2020

Topic(s) of this poem: hint,language,logic,short

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30 oct 20. pronounced zhit and zhist
A gîte (French pronunciation: [ʒit])is a specific type of holiday accommodation. A gîte is a holiday home available for rent. Gîtes are usually fully furnished and equipped for self-catering.

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