Re: CHAT: thingummy (was Re: concepts of Babel text)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 5, 2001, 20:08 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Hehe. I heard myself say "Och då sa vad heter han till vad heter hon ...",
> which for the benefit of you English speaking people translates as "And then
> what is his name said to what is her name ...". I'm very comprehensible,
> sometimes.
What's-his-name is also used in English. I'd also write
"what's-his-face" instead of "wotsisface", especially since "wot"
suggests /wAt/ to me, not /w@t/
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