User talk:Geoffrey.landis
Latest comment: 7 years ago by Geoffrey.landis in topic Fencing
Fencing[edit]
- Hi there. I think you are confusing English and French sections here. It is made more confusing by the use of French terms by fencers in English-speaking countries. My understanding is that a fencer calls touché to acknowledge that he has been hit, but the referee calls touche. I don't think anyone uses the infinitive (toucher). SemperBlotto (talk) 15:05, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
- You are correct. The fencer says touché "(I am) touched"; and the referee says touche "(a) touch."
- I don't, however, understand your edit. touché and touche are different tenses, they're not "alternative spellings".
- Geoffrey.landis (talk) 19:48, 14 May 2016 (UTC)