Young blonds and car maintenance

[mkii at charter.net (Josh)]

sorta like in Mexico they speak Mexican, not true Spanish.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris" <vze28h54@verizon.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:37 PM
Subject: RE: Young blonds and car maintenance


> At 06:52 PM 02/19/2004 +0000, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
>
> >now why would I try to convice any american that I speak english, as we
> >all know the websetr american english dictionnary is so full of slang
> >words, "hip hop" words, and the rest is 2/3 words taken from the french,
> >spanish and german languages..
>
> That's why the English accuse us of speaking "American", not English.
>
> Apparently, languages change as they cross the ocean. On a trip around the
> Gaspe Peninsula my brother was the designated french speaker.
>
> Scene in a shop:
>
> Bro: "[supposedly speaking French]"
>
> Shopkeepers:  (Say nothing) Look at him like he is an alien - from another
> planet.
>
> How were we to know that in crossing the ocean a pomme de terre became a
> potat?
>
> Chris
>
>
> >y'all ain't got nothing on the English language.. (grin)
> >
> >ATS - Patrick Bureau - 85 2L, 102.5 whp, 121 ft/lbs torque
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