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Guinevere · 03-14-2003, 03:05 AM

Correct, Elanor, well done!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

You know, I think what Merry says here about the hobbits is also true for most of the Swiss. You can't say anything lofty or solemn in our dialect. We don't even say "Ich liebe dich" but "Ich ha di gärn" (I'm fond of you)! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
(May I ask you which country you come from, in addition to your corner of the Shire?)

[ March 14, 2003: Message edited by: Guinevere ]

03-14-2003, 03:05 AM	#122
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,833	Correct, Elanor, well done!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] You know, I think what Merry says here about the hobbits is also true for most of the Swiss. You can't say anything lofty or solemn in our dialect. We don't even say "Ich liebe dich" but "Ich ha di gärn" (I'm fond of you)! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] (May I ask you which country you come from, in addition to your corner of the Shire?) [ March 14, 2003: Message edited by: Guinevere ] __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!