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Re: Singing in foreign langs. was Re: Greetings

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Monday, January 13, 2003, 11:22
Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> "Alouette" is just the French name for "lark". Admit the word sounds much > better in French :))) .
Very true. But "lark's vomit" [lA:kswOmIt] sounds much more appropriate as a candy ingredient in English. -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com http://www.reutershealth.com http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Humpty Dump Dublin squeaks through his norse Humpty Dump Dublin hath a horrible vorse But for all his kinks English / And his irismanx brogues Humpty Dump Dublin's grandada of all rogues. --Cousin James

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