----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Waters" rwmgtc@yahoo.ca> To: "1939mgtb" 1939mgtb@comcast.net>; kdcamer@magma.ca>; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com>; paroor@t-online.de>; "David Lodge" archie_ponsonby@post.cz> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:18 AM Subject: Re: AW: [mg-tabc] OIL SUMP - What happens to the extra pint that I put in ? In Montreal, Canada, where the language police constantly try to outdo the KGB in the days of Josef Stalin, it is not unusual to hear such phrases as "le flat tyre", or "le engine hood". Meantime, the friendly local Quebec government refuses to put up road signs that have any English in them at all. God help you if you're from New York and you can't read the "Les kids playing on Le Road" sign. Guess it's just "le politics". -TC 7881 1939mgtb 1939mgtb@comcast.net> wrote: As opposed to "Ze piknik"! Best, Ray "Morology is our profession, our ONLY profession!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lodge" To: 1939mgtb@comcast.net>; ; ; ; Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: Re: AW: [mg-tabc] OIL SUMP - What happens to the extra pint that I put in ? Hello Ray, Madhu, AND.......... legislating against such linguistic conveniences as"le picnic" and "le week-end"! Regards, David Lodge ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE ----- From: "1939mgtb" 1939mgtb@comcast.net> To: rwmgtc@yahoo.ca,kdcamer@magma.ca,mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com,"David Lodge" ,"Paroor" Subject: Re: AW: [mg-tabc] OIL SUMP - What happens to the Date: 2.5.2005 - 15:56:19 > That would be under the "ministry of culture" and the > attempt to stem the > flow of Enlish language and Americanisms into the > French language! I read > of this..it was a real rib-hugger! > Best, > Ray > "Morology is our profession, > our ONLY profession!" > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Dear Ray, > > I can only compare this to the French > > attempt to convert " > > DOS " to French language. You know the result. > > Madhu > > -- Zkou ejte vysokorychlostn nonstop internet VOLN ADSL 14 dn ZDARMA! Ji d le nev hejte! Prvn ch 500 z kazn k nav c z sk tri ko. V ce informac na http://adsl.volny.cz/adsl-na-zkousku/ Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links -Rick Waters --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: AW: [mg-tabc] OIL SUMP - What happens to the extra pint that I
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Re: AW: [mg-tabc] OIL SUMP - What happens to the extra pint that I
Nothing as funny as lying in the overnight hotel listening to Elvis in
French!
Best,
Ray
"Morology is our profession,
our ONLY profession!"
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