RE: french

From: Norah Bleazard (nbleazard@home.com)
Date: Mon Jul 19 1999 - 21:38:29 EDT


How to annoy a Frenchman:

Pronounce every letter in every word. I do it daily, but one of these days
I'll probably get hit for it :)

Norah
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Richard A
> Pyburn
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 6:43 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: french
>
>
> The misspelling was intentional, garkon. Of course, there's always the
> way DuChamp spelled it: Selavy
> Dak content: he died before there were Daks.
> RSVP
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:48:31 -0400 Norah Bleazard <nbleazard@home.com>
> writes:
> >It's "c'est la vie". Not that my French is great, I just remember it
> >from
> >the Emerson, Lake, and Palmer song.
> >
> >Sorry, I couldn't let that one go by. (hehehe)
> >
> >Norah
> >current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
> >current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
> >RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> >previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> >> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Richard
> >A
> >> Pyburn
> >> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 1:34 PM
> >> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >> Subject: Re: DML: fishing rod holder-brent
> >>
> >>
> >> cest levy!
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:52:04 -0400 fawcett@uism.bu.edu writes:
> >> >Give me thumbs, oops I mean inches, or give me death! What in the
> >> >world is so
> >> >wrong about basing measurements on body parts?! It has a certain,
> >je
> >> >ne ces
> >> >qua about it. :-)
> >> >T.
> >> >P.S. My french sucks too, so don't bother pointing that out if I
> >> >messed it up!
> >> >;-)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >______________________________ Reply Separator
> >> >_________________________________
> >> >Subject: Metrics - Was: Re: DML: fishing rod holder-brent
> >> >Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> >> >Date: 7/18/99 9:33 AM
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >OK, I'll probably get flamed for this, but........
> >> >
> >> >The Metric system is much more logical (and simpler) than the
> >standard
> >> >
> >> >system. I (along with most other U.S. citizens) was taught the
> >> >standard
> >> >system (pounds, feet, etc.), and have a little trouble converting
> >to
> >> >Metric,
> >> >mainly because few people in this country use it.
> >> >
> >> >The fact of the matter is, if we were all taught Metric to begin
> >with,
> >> >we
> >> >would all be much better off when it comes to measuring things, and
> >we
> >> >
> >> >wouldn't be pissed off about having to convert from one set to the
> >> >other
> >> >(Metric is the world standard, and for good reason). Having said
> >> >that,
> >> >there is a lot of people really pissed off about Metrics because
> >they
> >> >have
> >> >been taught the standard system ever since they were old enough to
> >> >learn.
> >> >
> >> >Ah, old traditions die hard (regardless of their
> >illogical-ness).....
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
> >> >'84 GoldWing Interstate
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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