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JP> TW> But IF you "Turn ON" some Spigots you DO get water. JP> TW> While the term might be technicaly incorrect it has come into Common JP> TW> usage over the years. JP> The funny part is that there is no litteral translation in JP> French for this expression. No turn on, one opens a tap. No turn JP> on, you light a light, strange this one is ! I have noticed over the years that the French have this "Thing" about Purity of Language. Saddly they are losing the battle as "Wordly" voculabray invades their day to day speach. --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ This note from El Cajon California USA* Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) SEEN-BY: 633/267 270 @PATH: 123/140 500 106/2000 633/267 |
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