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Not Mayberry

Can a shy, retiring teacher from the big city find true happiness in the small town of Wilkesboro NC, which even the locals call "Moonshine Capital of the World."

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Monday, May 29, 2006

And the Answer is ....

..... uh, first let me refresh your memory of the question. Scroll down to the entry 'MFH is walking around the house laughing her head off'. The question was, how can the little computer translator used by St John's church translate a date as Jueves, Puede 25.

The answer: Puede usually means 'one can'. Once upon a time people might even say 'one may'.
Thus, May 25.

2 Comments:

Blogger Joey said...

Okay so now I can do some 'splain

>>Lamentable, maltranducion es "en el Marzo".

I was saying that poor translation was on the march.

--Joey

11:37 PM  
Blogger Clemens said...

OK - you win the 'Frijol de Verna' award. Mainly because no one else entered.

ps: the bean is in the mail.

3:37 PM  

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