exactly... :P My first reaction on seeing the thread was wow, there are a lot of people who don't know what this means? Strange... then I realized that wow, I *did* put said....
Dana On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:53:09 -0400, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh duh... I think you're the 2nd or 3rd person who's pointed out this > error to me and I'm just now realizing that I made it... :-/ > > > sais = I know, ie I dunno what. > > > But yeah, major typo, sorry. Not an anglicism however, as > > it would be > > if I said "Je te manque" when I mean "I miss you." > > > Dana > > > On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:13:33 -0400, S. Isaac Dealey > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> hence the literal translation: "I not say what". or "I > >> say not what" > >> > >> I've always interpreted it more as "I can't say" like... > >> "I can't say > >> why I like Monet, I just do." ... "His work has a certain > >> ... I can't > >> say." > >> > >> > je ne sais quoi - roughly translated to mean "that > >> > special > >> > something". > >> > It means you like some overall aspect that you can't > >> > quite > >> > articulate. > >> > >> > On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:44:10 -0400, Jochem van Dieten > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> dana tierney wrote: > >> >> > aw... i think they (and the Gruss pissoir) add a > >> >> > certain je ne said > >> >> > quoi... though I suppose that if they really offend > >> >> > people they should > >> >> > go. > >> >> > >> >> "je ne said quoi"? > >> >> > >> >> Jochem________________________________ > > s. isaac dealey 954.927.5117 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 > http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 > http://www.fusiontap.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131697 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
