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Subject: Re: Pronunciation of "l'Etat c'est moi"
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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 04:04:02 GMT
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Uncle Davey wrote:
> Uzytkownik "Michel Desfayes" <mdesfaye@omedia.ch> napisal w wiadomosci
> news:7621b7ea.0308170745.1182f024@posting.google.com...
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>>Prununciation of "l'Etat c'est moi" ? Very easy:
>>Les tasses et moi
>>or
>>or
>>les tas ses mois
>>or
>>l'Etat sait moi
>>Mike
>
>
> Let us say 'mwah!'
>
> Uncle Davey, to ladies, of course.
Wouldn't that be "mwah-hah-hah-hah-hah!", though?
Actually, when did the old "mwey" prononciation of "moi" give in to "mwah"?
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Mike Cleven
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