tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310161588291663517.post401365612630680138..comments2023-07-28T11:45:34.417-04:00Comments on A Special Librarian ... but aren't we all?: Tongue TiedLeglibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593438409382086534noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310161588291663517.post-73287620469478519452007-11-07T18:12:00.000-05:002007-11-07T18:12:00.000-05:00Dear leglib,Swearing always sounds better in a for...Dear leglib,<BR/>Swearing always sounds better in a foreing language, doesn't it? For my part, I slip into my childhood linguistic environment of 1970s PQ whenever I want to add a certain elan to my rants. Never thought I'd liken myself to Rene Levesque, but, truth to tell, that's how I sound. Without the smoking butt dangling from my mouth, of course. The patrons at the refdesk wouldn't appreciate it.<BR/>BTW, yet another one takes a stab at the blogging. http://metropolisofmind.wordpress.com/. <BR/>Salut for now, JHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310161588291663517.post-4365913341851117252007-11-06T21:19:00.000-05:002007-11-06T21:19:00.000-05:00Uh-oh...my Russian's not that good but I gather I ...Uh-oh...my Russian's not that good but I gather I should probably not ask you to translate. Yes--please feel free to link! <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516958674017214759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310161588291663517.post-51685119387058592132007-11-06T16:53:00.000-05:002007-11-06T16:53:00.000-05:00Hi Hedgehog Librarian,It's good to see you here. T...Hi Hedgehog Librarian,<BR/><BR/>It's good to see you here. Thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about someone overhearing & understanding your words when it's not expected. <BR/><BR/>I had a similar experience a few years ago when I said something along the lines of "Она очень красивая женщина". The attractive woman to whom I was referring (most politely, of course) turned to me & said, "Thanks, you're not so bad either." Then, she told me where to go. <BR/><BR/>I didn't want to go there.Leglibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593438409382086534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310161588291663517.post-48096260941260856682007-11-06T15:48:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:48:00.000-05:00Lol...I spent most of a semester of Italian respon...Lol...I spent most of a semester of Italian responding to the professor in perfect German--fortunately he was amazingly patient about that. At least I knew where that came from though. What struck me as really odd was when I started babbling in German recently and realized the person I was rambling to actually understood what I was saying! OoopsAbigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516958674017214759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310161588291663517.post-24865755242053718192007-11-06T15:23:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:23:00.000-05:00I hear you. I slip into German whenever I get on ...I hear you. I slip into German whenever I get on a good swearing roll, which basically means I speak German for about half my day, and pretty much the entire time in the car.<BR/><BR/>Weird how that happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com