Re: [ADS-L] Slang " no brainer" -- a challenge for translators

RonButters at AOL.COM RonButters at AOL.COM
Mon Oct 30 15:20:52 UTC 2006


In a message dated 10/30/06 2:35:03 AM, chris at LASCRIBE.NET writes:


> Last, German and French speakers are indeed borrowing lots of English --
> it bears the mark of coolness --
>

And then, of course, there are all the borrowings into English from French
and German--including the considerable use of ENFANT.

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