Re: USAGE: Belgium in H2G2 (was Re: USAGE: number concord in AmE,
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 24, 2002, 21:33 |
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Michael Poxon wrote:
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> On a similar tack, do Frenchmen laugh at people called Peter, for example?
> (peter = to fart) or think pine trees are of an appropriate shape (pine =
> penis) - any more examples, conlang or otherwise?
Well, my high school was called "Pine Forest", which some French
exchange students thought was absolutely hilarious. :-)
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