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I Have My Own Syringe

2005-01-25 21:48:33.384837+00 by petronius 1 comments

Planning some travel abroad? An interesting little site called the Zompist features some intriguing linguistic diversions, including unikely selections from actual foreign phase books, such as how to say "Please take me to the minefield" in Chechen. He also has his own phrasebook. You never know when you'll need to ask, "Are all your jails this filthy?" in French.

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#Comment Re: made: 2005-01-26 17:32:58.373955+00 by: sethg

I once came across a book on elementary Vietnamese that had a list of crucial sentences, in English and Vietnamese, on the back cover. One of those phrases was "Don't shoot!"