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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Whilst at University, a friend studying to be Language teacher always maintained that learning French was excellent as she thought it sounded like you were always swearing. So Zelda should be well equipped. She also thought learning German was excellent as it sounded so sexy.

well depending on which french person you're talking about, they may well be always swearing. a significant portion of my daily expression is swearing, some days. french is good for swearing because we have a nice percussive "p" swear word and also some very gratifying sibyllant words that you can really draw out with a hissing noise which sounds like steam escaping, in an apt parallel. also it has a selection of words you can string together using more or fewer of them depending on the degree of your irritation / ire.

I always had my doubts about her. My friend, not Zelda. I have no doubts about The Zee....

i'm glad to hear that. i've no doubts about you either.

Neither was quite enough for me to learn either language, though I did pick up a few funny German motoring terms.

i don't have a car but i think those terms could come in very useful to me nonetheless, so thanks.

thwack. Ouch Thwack.. THUD.. Arggh.. Okay, okay, I'll get back on topic (or shut up....)

<exits, stage left, somewhat bruised...>

hey now, who is beating up lazyscot ??? none of that, or i'll get out my capital letters !!!

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Umm... We have hooves, my dear.

hooves, toenails, whatever.