28-May-2006, 13:09
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 Re: Making fun of our mistakes!
Making mistakes whilst learning a new language is part and parcel of the fun (if you can laugh at yourself, that is).
One of my wildest mistakes in German was "Der Soldat schiesst" which means "The soldier shoots", but by changing the vowels around I proudly told the class that "Der Soldat scheisst" (The soldier sh*ts") much to the general mirth of the rest of the class.
When I was at high school, I wrote one of the best howlers my english teacher had seen: "Unlike some of his contemporaries, Monte Cristo was a real Count." Sadly I'd forgot the first vowel in Count!
Oh well. 
Last edited by Hamburg; 28-May-2006 at 14:17.
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