tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994849.post109302092711146571..comments2024-01-31T12:56:00.196+04:00Comments on America to Arabia: There are a lot of French words in Turkish Ruby Lichte Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636045608068132692noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994849.post-109339721762106602004-08-25T05:26:00.000+04:002004-08-25T05:26:00.000+04:00That must be terribly confusing sometimes. Those ...That must be terribly confusing sometimes. Those false cognates can be embarassing. I don't know if you remember, but in tenth grade, Sra. Spoor's spanish class, there was this one girl Tammy. She came in late one day or something and got ribbed by the professor, and then she uttered "yo estoy muy embarasado", essentially "I am very pregnant." And everyone was laughing except her because she thought she had said she was embarassed. She was embarassed alright!<br /><br />-David MasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com