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To: Atlantic Friend
I still remember seeing my first French purchase order. It said "Commande" at the top. I thought that was rather imperious for a few seconds, then realized that an "Order" was pretty much the same...
235 posted on 05/18/2004 8:22:11 AM PDT by null and void
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To: null and void

That's the funny part with foreign languages, and it's even funnier when we make a little mistakes. I once wrote a paper in high school about professional careers where I said sturgeons' kids had much better chances to become sturgeons themselves. I realized what I had done 10 minutes after I gave my papere to the teacher ! lol. The funniest part of this mix-up was that, in an absurd way, it still was quite true. Sturgeon kids usually become sturgeons after all...


238 posted on 05/18/2004 8:26:18 AM PDT by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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