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Re: Rating Languages

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 25, 2001, 21:25
Thomas R. Wier wrote:


> I seem to remember there was a dispute during WWII in which > the French requested (demander) some documents from the Americans, > who got upset when they thought the French were being ungrateful > for the help they were giving them.
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