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To: lastchance
She is using the word “tongue” as a synonym for “language.”

The words “lingua franca” are Latin for “language of the Franks.” I was pointing out that in the same sentence that she called Latin “dead,” she used the phrase, “lingua franca,” apparently not realizing that this phrase, commonly used today, was “dead latin.” In other words, she made a fool of herself.

98 posted on 07/11/2007 6:32:11 AM PDT by nanetteclaret (Our Lady's Hat Society)
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To: nanetteclaret

Yes I knew how she was using it. I was only kidding.


100 posted on 07/11/2007 6:50:14 AM PDT by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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