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Subject: 
Language fun (was Re: High Speed...)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun
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lugnet.fun
Date: 
Fri, 27 Oct 2000 19:40:55 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Holger Matthes writes:
Read you later,

Is that what you call "Auf Wiederlesen"?

As much as I am consistently impressed with the mastery of English of our
ESL[1] members, I also enjoy reverse translating to see what the original
thought might have been.  So many good "word-turns" just can't be translated
well.  I remember reading a humorous book that translated everything
literally from German to English.  I believe it was called "English for
Runaways" - Englisch für Fortgeschrittene.

Translate well,

Andreas Stabno
http://www.megsinet.net/~stabno/SimiLego.htm

FUT: lugnet.fun

[1] English as a second language



Message is in Reply To:
  Re: High Speed Trains-Photogallery Link-LEGO Acela v.1
 
Hi James, (...) You will get them later, sorry for waiting, but I am to busy at the moment. (...) Dein Deutsch ist nicht schlecht! Did you get it? Go on with it! HAve you been to Europe often? Trainspotting I would think! (...) Oh yes!!! (...) The (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)

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