| From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 20, 2004, 0:47 |
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Rene Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@W...> wrote:>The fact that the construction "How do you do?" sounds so insincere >to our ears must indeed be due to our unfamiliarity with it.Have you heard Liza Doolittle's rendering of "How do you do?" at the Ascot race in "My Fair Lady"? There's sincerity for you. :-)> Charlie