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Better French spelling of their pronunciation of "Quixotic"
- To: zigzag@xxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Better French spelling of their pronunciation of "Quixotic"
- From: Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 04:08:24 +0900
- Cc: ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- In-reply-to: <199806251454_MC2-5152-A9BE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Reply-to: zigzag@xxxxxxxxxx
Actually, the better French spelling would be
Quiche auTique.
Best, Ted
At 02:54 PM 6/25/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Ted,
>
>>> Or, if your French,
> Key-Shoat-Teez'm.
>Je Croix. <<
>
>I'm exotic, but not quick... my old boss in the carpentry trade used to
>say, "ya may not be any good but ya sure are slow..."
>
>Peter
>
>
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