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Re: R: Re: Correction, I hope, of M/C URL

From:Jens_Daniel Persson <stockbaum@...>
Date:Friday, March 17, 2000, 11:53
> > Seriously, It's really good work. Bravo Sally! > >A thing I hate of English is that he randomly takes foreign words and uses >them without thinking about their original meaning: >Italian 'bravo' can be used only for men!!!
But English bravo can be used for both women and men. Don't be angry because English borrows Italian words, be proud. (And laugh at any funny changes in use of the word in the new language). Americans pronounce their version of the word 'smörgåsbord' ridiculously if you expect it sound like it is pronounced in swedish. But they don't use the swedish word smörgåsbord, they use the american word smörgåsbord! /Jens ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com