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Hi Lars,
On 31 January 2001 at 21:27:37 +0100 (which was 20:27 where I live)
Lars Geiger wrote and made these points:
LG> I don't think that something similar is common in English
LG> speaking countries but in Germany it's quite usual to declare
LG> something a 'dumb question' ("Dumme Frage") if you can't
LG> understand something. It's just a literal translation which
LG> obviously caused some misunderstanding.
Agreed. There is actually an English phrase which parallels this:
"Silly question, I know, but ...".
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Cheers -- .\\arck D. Pearlstone -- Moderator TBUDL / TBBETA / TBTECH
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