Anglo mis-stressing

[Kim Braithwaite]

It's refreshing to see a note or two of levity in these exchanges, which 
have been wonderfully enlightening in so many ways and from so many points 
of view. We're all in the same club. We learn from each other.

On a slightly related note (very slightly), I'm reminded of the punchline to 
one of Steve Martin's comic routines, delivered in his patented faux-naive 
and mock-exasperated manner: "Those French!" he said with wry intent. 
"They've got a different word for everything!"

Mr Kim Braithwaite, Translator

     "Good is better than evil, because it's nicer" - Mammy Yokum (Al Capp)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "augerot" <bigjim at U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Anglo mis-stressing


> Better: "dogs feed on ya".
>
> -- 
> jim
>
> On Fri, 11 May 2007, Alina Israeli wrote:
>
>> On May 11, 2007, at 4:18 PM, Meredig, John wrote:
>>
>>> This latest thread brings to mind the mnemonic devices in English used
>>> to remember various words and phrases in Russian, such as "Nice
>>> driveway!", "yellow blue tibia", and the infamous "Does your ass fit
>>> ya!" (supposedly taught to American soldiers in the Second World War so
>>> they could greet their Russian allies--say it really fast and it works
>>> passably. I suspect the story may be apocryphal. It sounds too good to
>>> be true--can anyone vouch for its authenticity? I do use it on Day One
>>> of beginning Russian and it never fails to make an impression).
>>>
>>> Perhaps there are more such phrases out there?
>>
>>
>> Dogs feet on you.
>>
>>
>> Alina Israeli
>> LFS, American University
>> 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
>> Washington DC. 20016
>> (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076
>> aisrael at american.edu
>>
>>
>>
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