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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> But we even have a french phrase to
> describe such things 'je ne sais quoi' - it has a certain factor which is
> *inexplainable*.
I'm sorry to keep harping on this point, but it is really central to your
approach to the entire debate. I believe the literal translation is "I
don't know what" (thanks, Dr. Evil!) which is *fundamentally* different from
"it cannot possibly be explained."
Dave!
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| (...) And to think I grew up in a bi-lingual country (english/french)! Thanks! It's like the dutch saying (and the spelling will be completely wring here...) 'Ich Vait het neet' which means I know it not... Somebody throw me a frikkin' booone here! (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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