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Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right?
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lugnet.db.brictionary
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Wed, 11 Sep 2002 06:01:03 GMT
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In lugnet.db.brictionary, Pedro Silva writes:
> Since I have now run a different search (thus losing the first results),
> I'll leave you a different, slightly unrelated url just for the fun factor
> (I warn you, it is geekish!)
Only a little.
> http://www.elve.net/rcoulst.htm
My favorite quote: " Warning: don't mention your collection during job
interviews. Grey persons are in the lead here. "
This fits a lot of sorts of collections don't you think?
Back to topic, I still say Autobahn is a good choice. It may not be the word
used by natives to describe THEIR roads, but everyone knows what it means.
It also carries a european connotation, which expressway does not.
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| (...) :-) (...) I do know what it means (unsure about "everyone", though); still, I think Autoroute is easier to understand for someone who's never heard of it before. I was unsuccessful trying to find a "Eurocode" or "directive" of some sort (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| (...) I suppose it is the best choice, then (changes being made...) (...) Yes, I just became aware of that. I knew the signs were different, I just could not imagine they were SO different! One funny thing I noticed were the civil defence signs, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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