Category: language
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Hilarity in names #5
This is no. 5 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we captured on film. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. See Hilarity in names #1, #2, #3 and #4 here. Boner – a lamp…
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Hilarity in names #4
This is no. 4 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we saw. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. We caught some other funny names here that have an alternative meaning. See the earlier posts…
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Hilarity in Names #3
This is no. 3 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we saw. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. See Hilarity in names #1 and #2, here and here. What makes most of us laugh ?…
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Hilarity in names #2
This is no. 2 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we captured on camera. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. See Hilarity in names #1 here. Happy pills, Amsterdam Happy seems to be popular…
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Hilarity in names #1
This is a new series of posts that is about funny business names that we saw. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. Add some music to your reading experience … White Trash Fast Food, Berlin Well, these business names are…
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Swiss French versus Parisian French
There are about 1.6 million French-speakers in Switzerland, about 20% of the total population. My tutor is Swiss and has lived his entire life in Lausanne. His father is French. I(Chris) suspect that I will be learning French with a slighty Swiss accent. But it is really not a concern one way or the other,…