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Enrico C (enrico.c@spamcop.net) 2003/12/28 14:13

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Enrico C | alt.languages.english
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> In my own language, Italian, I can say,  for instance "She sees life
> through pink lenses", meaning she is an optimist!

In English  it would rather be: "To look through rose tinted
spectacles".

Er... Where is the difference between "rose" and pink?

--
Enrico C  ~  No native speaker

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