Give me a chance, Les--I was only about ten at the time! I had enough trouble getting my tongue around "allons, mes enfants!" and the like before I started French at school. If I ever had to draw my sword to a Riff (the Desert Song kind, not the jazz kind), I'd still expect hime to shout "Aiee!!!" with several exclamation marks, although I'm not sure how to pronounce it. Of course, as a White Man, I'd be allowed to say "Take that, you devil!" (one exclamation mark--I am English, after all) or maybe "Touché, diable!" in italics, as I ran him through.

Steve