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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lost in translation #163439 11/13/06 06:03 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Seattle M MichaelHobbs OP stranger OP MichaelHobbs stranger M Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Seattle While it doesn't involve a definite article, foreign phrases are often misused when incorporated into English. A sign at the cafeteria recently comes to mind - "French Dip with Au Jus Sauce", or literally, "French Dip with with juice sauce" == Michael Hobbs Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lost in translation MichaelHobbs 11/13/06 06:03 PM Re: Lost in translation Father Steve 11/13/06 07:17 PM Re: Lost in translation Jackie 11/14/06 03:23 AM Re: Lost in translation SherryS 11/14/06 10:51 PM Re: Lost in translation Jackie 11/15/06 01:34 PM Re: Lost in translation ParkinT 11/15/06 11:08 PM Re: Lost in translation of troy 11/16/06 12:59 AM Re: Lost in translation ParkinT 11/16/06 07:20 PM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/16/06 07:40 PM Re: Lost in translation Buffalo Shrdlu 11/16/06 08:06 PM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/16/06 08:43 PM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/20/06 05:41 AM Re: Lost in translation tsuwm 11/20/06 06:17 AM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/20/06 07:48 AM Re: pizza pie nancyk 11/17/06 01:21 PM Re: pizza pie TEd Remington 11/17/06 01:36 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/06 03:46 PM Re: pizza pie Myridon 11/17/06 04:37 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/06 05:33 PM Re: pizza pie Myridon 11/17/06 05:59 PM Re: pizza pie consuelo 11/17/06 06:36 PM Re: Re-eely Aramis 11/17/06 06:46 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/06 06:56 PM That's a moray revisited TEd Remington 11/17/06 07:23 PM Re: pizza pie Zed 11/17/06 07:35 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/06 08:10 PM Re: pizza pie consuelo 11/17/06 09:29 PM Re: pizza pie Myridon 11/17/06 10:14 PM Re: pizza pie Faldage 11/18/06 02:10 AM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/18/06 12:22 PM Re: Lost in translation Father Steve 11/18/06 04:19 PM Re: Lost in translation Faldage 11/18/06 09:16 PM Re: Lost in translation Father Steve 11/19/06 04:45 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,990 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 696 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 18 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,956 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,953 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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