| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, April 15, 1999, 6:05 |
"Raymond A. Brown" wrote:> I've certainly come across examples in three languages: Latin, Middle > English & Old French. And I'm pretty certain there are examples in four or > more languages.Reminds me of an old bilingual joke: faux pas = false father -- "It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the house of a man whose father was hanged." - Irish proverb http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-name: NikTailor