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Old 02-10-2006, 03:06 PM   #2665
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Originally Posted by Fairygdmther
And I was just ragging on Robbie about him saying that no one here had any French culture - even if I was the one who first teased him about fin being the dorsal or ventral fin of a fish. I did study French culture, though long ago, and felt the need to express it en français.
Yes, presumptuousness should not go 'unrewarded' (neither should snobbery). I myself had studied French and a bit of the culture back in high school. I have also travelled to Paris three times - France, really (ventured out to Giverny).
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