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John of Aix (j.murphy@libertysurf.fr) 2004/04/10 14:38

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th1g70dmj41gaajuqedbbkfv0fd9vbu532@4ax.com...
> Help me settle a life time dispute.
>
> I say larf (laugh)
> you say laff (laugh)
>
> Who is right?
> Me or you?
>
> Me thinks both of us.
>
> When I was 15 y.o. my head of English said it was laf and laf only!
> And so does the girlfriend.
>
> Me disagrees.

It epends where you come from. Someone from the north of England wil say
'laff', from the south they will say 'larf'. They are both right of course.



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