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Isn't it great to be open to new and different things MURPH Lost in a small village in Arkansas JOLY wrote: > > Miriam and Fleurette, > > I really enjoy these endless debates about languages. Life would be very sad > if we could not communicate with one another, and we have to be extremely > careful with one of the most useful communication tool, which is our language. > That is not to say we must talk like University teachers : Colloquial forms, > even invented words, often hit home : we can see that here and there on this > list. > > Of course, there is a risk of misunderstanding, especially for us who do not > have English as our mother tongue. No big deal : if we go wrong, we receive > half a dozen softly ironic answers, and we learn ! > > Let's talk again soon > > Bernard JOLY > [log in to unmask]