Help with internal turmoil. Have you ever.....

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I know we're supposed to speak English here, but it's "faux pas". Sorry, that was driving me crazy.

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good luck, tad. i hope it goes big. :D

that really is a nice car. there's just something about orange electronics in a gold tub. :mrgreen:
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templeofspeed wrote:I know we're supposed to speak English here, but it's "faux pas". Sorry, that was driving me crazy.

...back to your non self promoting auction. :mrgreen:
Ok, I have to admit that was bugging me too. :lol: For some reason it's like the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard. Here's another one: I can't tell y'all how many times I've seen "wallah" for "voila". This is nuts, I don't even speak Korean. :) :lol:
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RichieRich wrote: Here's another one: I can't tell y'all how many times I've seen "wallah" for "voila". This is nuts, I don't even speak Korean. :) :lol:
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Isn't foxx paws the French equivalent to our lucky rabbits foot? :mrgreen:
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Halgar wrote:Isn't foxx paws the French equivalent to our lucky rabbits foot? :mrgreen:
we! ugh.....wait.........or is it wi? pfft, i don't know. i can barely speak english. :lol: :lol:
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this is PhoneticsTalk.com :lol: , anyone needs some French lessons? Really amazing how many French words English people use everyday, can you name them all (maybe in a dedicated thread)? Actually, after the Normans invaded England, they left the English people with a ton of Latin vocabulary, and nowadays (even if you don't realise it) English is made of about 60% of Latin/French based words, believe it or not :mrgreen:
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Asso_man! wrote:English is made of about 60% of Latin/French based words, believe it or not
I don't believe it! :shock: :shock: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I've heard that English is the hardest language to learn because it is derived from so many different languages. I wouldn't know, I grew up mangling, er .. uh ... speaking it. :wink: :mrgreen:

It's even worse when you are a malapropophile (can I say that here, or is this a don't ask, don't tell website?). :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Halgar wrote:It's even worse when you are a malapropophile (can I say that here, or is this a don't ask, don't tell website?). :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Malakopropo ... Err, what? :?
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Minicooper 35 wrote:
Halgar wrote:It's even worse when you are a malapropophile (can I say that here, or is this a don't ask, don't tell website?). :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Malakopropo ... Err, what? :?
The word malapropos (or maloprop ), meaning "inappropriate" or "inappropriately", derived from the French phrase mal à propos (literally "ill suited to the purpose"). It's where you replace the correct word in a phrase with another that sounds similar but has a totally different meaning.

A good example is: richierich is effluent in French, but not Korean. :mrgreen:
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Seems like I need to brush up my knowledge in the englsh language ... :mrgreen:
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I'm sure that malaprops are common there in Germany, you're just not familiar with them. No biggie. 8)

Just ask erich or tad to translate, they're both confluence in several languages.
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Halgar wrote:Just ask erich or tad to translate, they're both confluence in several languages.
I am sure they are ... :mrgreen:
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Minicooper 35 wrote:
Halgar wrote:Just ask erich or tad to translate, they're both confluence in several languages.
I am sure they are ... :mrgreen:
They could probably teach classes on Mangleese. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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I'm confluent in the language of LOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Did it just get weird in here?
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