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Re: [SLE] It's SuSE not SUSE
- From: Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:38:22 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <1132526011.10433.3.camel@xxxxxxxxxx>
On Sun, 2005-11-20 at 11:54 +0000, Ted.Harding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On 20-Nov-05 James Knott wrote:
> > John wrote:
> >
> >> The latest Harry Potter book is 120 pages longer in the French
> >> translation than in English because of the language - vive la
> >> difference!
> >
> > Is that because the French don't understand big words? ;-)
>
> It is by cause of the fact that neither the style nor the syntax
> of the French tongue can adapt itself with facility to the concision
> which the English tongue is able to permit to itself.
Shouldn't make much difference with her latest book. It's over
written. :)
> On 20-Nov-05 James Knott wrote:
> > John wrote:
> >
> >> The latest Harry Potter book is 120 pages longer in the French
> >> translation than in English because of the language - vive la
> >> difference!
> >
> > Is that because the French don't understand big words? ;-)
>
> It is by cause of the fact that neither the style nor the syntax
> of the French tongue can adapt itself with facility to the concision
> which the English tongue is able to permit to itself.
Shouldn't make much difference with her latest book. It's over
written. :)
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