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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lost in translation #163439 11/13/2006 6:03 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Seattle MichaelHobbs stranger MichaelHobbs stranger 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 Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lost in translation MichaelHobbs 11/13/2006 6:03 PM Re: Lost in translation Father Steve 11/13/2006 7:17 PM Re: Lost in translation Jackie 11/14/2006 3:23 AM Re: Lost in translation SherryS 11/14/2006 10:51 PM Re: Lost in translation Jackie 11/15/2006 1:34 PM Re: Lost in translation ParkinT 11/15/2006 11:08 PM Re: Lost in translation of troy 11/16/2006 12:59 AM Re: Lost in translation ParkinT 11/16/2006 7:20 PM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/16/2006 7:40 PM Re: Lost in translation Buffalo Shrdlu 11/16/2006 8:06 PM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/16/2006 8:43 PM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/20/2006 5:41 AM Re: Lost in translation tsuwm 11/20/2006 6:17 AM Re: Lost in translation BranShea 11/20/2006 7:48 AM Re: pizza pie nancyk 11/17/2006 1:21 PM Re: pizza pie TEd Remington 11/17/2006 1:36 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/2006 3:46 PM Re: pizza pie Myridon 11/17/2006 4:37 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/2006 5:33 PM Re: pizza pie Myridon 11/17/2006 5:59 PM Re: pizza pie consuelo 11/17/2006 6:36 PM Re: Re-eely Aramis 11/17/2006 6:46 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/2006 6:56 PM That's a moray revisited TEd Remington 11/17/2006 7:23 PM Re: pizza pie Zed 11/17/2006 7:35 PM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/17/2006 8:10 PM Re: pizza pie consuelo 11/17/2006 9:29 PM Re: pizza pie Myridon 11/17/2006 10:14 PM Re: pizza pie Faldage 11/18/2006 2:10 AM Re: pizza pie BranShea 11/18/2006 12:22 PM Re: Lost in translation Father Steve 11/18/2006 4:19 PM Re: Lost in translation Faldage 11/18/2006 9:16 PM Re: Lost in translation Father Steve 11/19/2006 4:45 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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