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Originally Posted by Moejoe
We shall never surrender!! Liberte, Egalite, Liseuset...Liseusor...Liseuserte....damn I wish I could speak French!  |
Liseuseté maybe? I'm sure there's no such french word (yet) anyway, so let's invent one!
We shall overcome!
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Hear! Hear! I second this emotion and death wish!! |
How can you wish a word's death, you word-murderers?
And you were all supposed to love words, being book readers and all!
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Has anyone noticed that if you type liseuse into Google translate you get "book light"? Not an ebook reader?
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Yes it's been mentioned. What hasn't been mentioned is when did Google become the unchallenged authority on word definitions and usage? Have you looked at a google translation lately?