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To: ex-Texan

Of course they are illogical. Celtic ferocity became French Elan.

I grew up reading Asterix and Obelix, in French, German, and Danish, as well as English.


9 posted on 03/24/2006 8:02:31 PM PST by Donald Meaker (You don't drive a car looking through the rear view mirror, but you do practice politics that way.)
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To: Donald Meaker
Celtic ferocity became French Elan.

We're still stuck with some of the Norman linguistic additions, but nonetheless, long live Anglais!
13 posted on 03/24/2006 8:18:39 PM PST by Das Outsider (The Christian form of relativism is by far the most dangerous one.)
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