On 15/07/2012 04:50 PM, nemesis wrote:

> I find it ironic that a german guy is teaching me that an english word
> comes from french...

I get most of my English grammar tips from Warp. :-P

I imagine most English people think "Bah, I already know English. I 
don't need to pay attention in English class." Whereas people who don't 
speak English natively probably pay more attention. Or at least, that's 
my theory.



Hmm, let's see... It has an accented letter in it. And pronunciation is 
nothing like its spelling. Yeah, I'd hazard a guess it's French. :-P

PS. I still remember when I was on the train from Geneva to Sion. The 
train stopped at a station who's name was a random collection of 
consonants. The automated voice said "thees staysseeon ees...", followed 
by a sound closely resembling somebody trying to cough their lungs up. 
She then repeated the same sentence in [Swiss?] French. The name still 
sounded like a nasty cough.

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