This is French for.....
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This is French for.....
Anyone around here had this trouble?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60lx-Ys__cs
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One reason why I returned to Blighty........I wonder if DeepL translates like that! I use it because it seems to be better than Google & M$.
Keith
Keith
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English isn't any better. Lots of words, spelt the same, have several different meanings. FAIR for example.
Fair enough?
Fair enough?
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An Italian girl I used to work with got annoyed with the pronunciation of 'CHIP', 'SHIP' and 'SHEEP'.
Kevin
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Stratospheric traces, of our transitory flight.
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...
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We had a Chinese guy who worked with us, he was called Peter Lee.
He was always called Cram Ling Ton.
Pedterlee is ia village n Co. Durham and Cramlington is in Northumberland.
He was always called Cram Ling Ton.
Pedterlee is ia village n Co. Durham and Cramlington is in Northumberland.
George
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Peterlee where Peterloo took place.
Simon
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And of course 'fat chance' and 'slim chance' mean the same
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Not forgetting Slough & slough ( Slough used to be in Middlesex, & slough (sluff) in a despond)
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Slough is still in Middlesex, Keith ( I just checked, as we used to go there in the 50s)
and don't snakes slough their skins?
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