Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:50 PM 4/27/00 -0700, you wrote: >Tina, > >the translation is not for your genteel nature, but then what the heck. It >is an unfortunate play on words that happens to most who are learning a new >language. Instead of saying "where have you shot..........." she said: >"where have you sh.........." you get the idea. >However I have to admit that my German is barely enough to get me across the >street without being run over by a Mercedes diesel truck. >Joe Thanks, Joe. I'm sure I have said worse in Spanish. I get some strange looks sometimes, especially when I'm translating symptoms for the doctors in the medical clinics. That can get very interesting! I've had to learn words I never even knew in English! Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com