The word liseuse being used outside of MobileRead?

[beppe]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Imagine powering up your ...... reader and hearing that smooth voice purr "Hello Clarice" "What are you reading today?"

EH! In your case "Hello Sweet Legs If Grilled And Covered With Bacon" (not for me mind you but for some Houstonian puppy). I like LECTOR. I'll stick with it. The spellchecker unterderlindens it. SHHHH.

[AprilHare]

Zelda may help us with this - this thread caused this Google ad to appear:
"Vente pièces détachées
Verres, mèches, brûleurs, galeries kit , piédouche, en port gratuit
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr"
What does it mean?

[GeoffC]

just call it . ........ Bob ........

[beppe]

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Zelda may help us with this - this thread caused this Google ad to appear:
"Vente pièces détachées
Verres, mèches, brûleurs, galeries kit , piédouche, en port gratuit
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr"
What does it mean?

They sell single items, glasses, ...it is an antiquary, garage sales outfit

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Zelda may help us with this - this thread caused this Google ad to appear:
"Vente pièces détachées
Verres, mèches, brûleurs, galeries kit , piédouche, en port gratuit
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr"
What does it mean?

Isn't it easier to use Google Translate and find out for yourself?

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Parts Sale
Glasses, wicks, burners, galleries kit, pedestal, postage free
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr
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[AprilHare]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Isn't it easier to use Google Translate and find out for yourself?

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Parts Sale
Glasses, wicks, burners, galleries kit, pedestal, postage free
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr
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I trust Zelda with translations above Google Translate - and that includes the word liseuse too!

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by AprilHare

Zelda may help us with this - this thread caused this Google ad to appear:
"Vente pièces détachées
Verres, mèches, brûleurs, galeries kit , piédouche, en port gratuit
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr"
What does it mean?

Originally Posted by HarryT

Isn't it easier to use Google Translate and find out for yourself?

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Parts Sale
Glasses, wicks, burners, galleries kit, pedestal, postage free
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr
--------------------------------

Originally Posted by AprilHare

I trust Zelda with translations above Google Translate - and that includes the word liseuse too!

French:
Vente pièces détachées
Verres, mèches, brûleurs, galeries kit , piédouche, en port gratuit
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

French to English:
Sale spare parts Glasses, wicks, burners, galleries kit, piédouche, in free port legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

English to German:
Gläser Ersatzteile des Verkaufs, Ölerfilze, Brenner, Galerieinstallationssatz, piédouche, im freien Hafen legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

German to French:
Verres de pièces de rechange de la vente, de feutres de graisseur, brûleurs, taux d'installation de galerie, piédouche, dans le port libre legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

French to Dutch:
Glazen van vervangstukken van de verkoop, van vilten van graisseur, branders, koersen d' installatie van galerij, piédouche, in de haven vrije legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

Dutch to English:
Glazen of spare parts of sale, of felts of graisseur, burners, set course d' installation of gallery, piédouche, in the port free legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

English to Italian:
Glazen dei pezzi di ricambio della vendita, dei feltri del graisseur, bruciatori, ha fissato il corso d' l'installazione della galleria, piédouche, nell'orificio libera legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

Italian to French:
Glazen des pièces de rechange de la vente, des feutres du graisseur, des brûleurs, a fixé le cours d' ; l' ; installation de la galerie, piédouche, nell' ; orifice libre legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

French to Portuguese:
Glazen das peças de substituição da venda, dos feltros do lubrificador, dos queimadores, fixou o curso d' ; l' ; instalação da galeria, piédouche, nell' ; orifício livre legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

Portuguese to English:
Glazen of the parts of substitution of the sales, of the felts of the lubricator, of the burners, fixed the course d' ; l' ; installation of the gallery, piédouche, nell' ; free orifice legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

[TGS]

@WT Sharp

Which just goes to show, to paraphrase Goldie Looking Chain, words don't mean things, people do!

[GeoffC]

i now need a new spleen ...

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by beppe

EH! In your case "Hello Sweet Legs If Grilled And Covered With Bacon" (not for me mind you but for some Houstonian puppy). I like LECTOR. I'll stick with it. The spellchecker unterderlindens it. SHHHH.

LECTOR makes me think of Hannibal Lector in The Silence of the Lambs. If course, liseuses eat up my time.......may with some fava beans and a nice Chianti...

[Wetdogeared]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Isn't it easier to use Google Translate and find out for yourself?

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Parts Sale
Glasses, wicks, burners, galleries kit, pedestal, postage free
legrenierdemagrandmere.fr
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You forgot the part about "In the attic of my grandmother".

[Moejoe]

Probalby doesn't fit fully here in this thread but seeing as we're talking about adopting words and word usage and English, then I give you this:

Creamy Old England



Even better

'Hello, we're talking about language.'

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Probalby doesn't fit fully here in this thread but seeing as we're talking about adopting words and word usage and English, then I give you this:

Creamy Old England



Even better

'Hello, we're talking about language.'

tricky linguistics is one of my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE bits of fry and laurie !!!!

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

You forgot the part about "In the attic of my grandmother".

excellent point.

[ardeegee]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

just call it . ........ Bob ........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob

[ardeegee]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Portuguese to English:[/I]
Glazen of the parts of substitution of the sales, of the felts of the lubricator, of the burners, fixed the course d' ; l' ; installation of the gallery, piédouche, nell' ; free orifice legrenierdemagrandmere.fr

I used to do that (running text through multiple translations) a lot for fun-- manually, uphills both ways in the snow, before they were fancy-schmancy sites to do it for you:

http://tashian.com/multibabel/

http://translationparty.com/

http://www.talklikeapirateday.com/translate/