 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion GroupsEnglish UsageBritish EnglishESL Teaching Learnglish.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Discussion Groups / British English / February 2011Slow torture?
This morning, on Sky Text, I saw a report of a trial. It quoted the judge as saying that a murder had been perpetuated.  SignaturePhil C. > This morning, on Sky Text, I saw a report of a trial. It quoted the > judge as saying that a murder had been perpetuated. > Phil C. The reporter must have been falling asleep as he was typing out his report. Or, the judge must have been nodding off as he was typing out the verdict. > This morning, on Sky Text, I saw a report of a trial. It quoted the > judge as saying that a murder had been perpetuated. It may work in French: "Ces nymphes, je les veux perpétuer" the first line of L’Après-Midi d’un faune, is usually translated as "I would perpetuate those nymphs." I wonder what Mallarmé was thinking of? :-) SignatureJohn Briggs > It may work in French: "Ces nymphes, je les veux perp tuer" the first > line of L Apr s-Midi d un faune, is usually translated as "I would > perpetuate those nymphs." I wonder what Mallarm was thinking of? > :-) > John Briggs Petrify them, undoubtedly. :-) |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2012 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.