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(...) That's fine. The only word I understand is "Norge". :-)) Hugo (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Really? That was a phrase my freshman college roommate used to say after having taken first semester Norwegian. I think he claimed it was the *only* phrase he learned in Norwegian;-) It was supposed to say "I have never been to Norway"-- how (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Nah, It's not that bad. In Norwegian it would be: "Jeg har ikke vært i Norge." I'm trying to see if I can explain how the words should be said, but it's a bit hard. --"Jeg": Almost like "Yay!", except that the "e" should be said like in (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Thanks for the Norge lesson. Now I know the proper way to pronouce the phrase *AND* why all of the drug smugglers are Norweigians! ;-) -John (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Jeg har ikke vært i Norge. (...) Poor Sweden. Our big brother who can't get anything right now. Spescially sports. Don't make things worse for them :-) I think Odland is a name from the southern part of Norway. I am from the northern part. (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Yes, her relatives live in Stavanger and Oslo. BTW, I hope you weren't offended by my joke about your spelling. I admire individuals who are bilingual; in fact my kids are enrolled in a French immersion elementary school (I would have (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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In lugnet.off-topic.pun, John Neal writes: <snip> (...) What's wrong with french? Je sait au Etats-Unis la 2eme langue la plus parlé est l'espagnol. Maybe your kids could translate for you. And by the way why not spend summer holiday in Quebec, (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Martin- J'ai beaucoup le français. Moi et mon frère aime parlé en français beaucoup parce que il ne s'est pas ques qu'on dit. Le phrase était: I know in the U.S., the second most spoken language is Spanish. Au revoir! -Natalie Well, there you (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Not at all. I see the humor in it. Just angry at my self for doing such an elementary mistake. Spelling is should be easy to do right. Grammar is worse. But, I heard of worse mistakes than mine :-) Hugo (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Hi, Lucky kids, they're learning one of the beautifulest ( and difficult) langage in the world. When I was young my parents were speaking in english so me and my brother won't understand it but we quickly learn it, now it's the kids who do it (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) ^^^ (...) I KNEW there was a reason I wouldn't be visiting Quebec. :-) I'm a godless Libertarian. <grins, ducks and runs> (post trimmed to only .fun, it's a nitpick pounce and not appropriate for .market groups) (26 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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