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Thread #37618   Message #526360
Posted By: Charley Noble
12-Aug-01 - 07:52 PM
Thread Name: BS: Reasons why English is so hard to learn
Subject: RE: BS: Reasons why English is so hard to learn
If I remember this correctly, there are also fasinating similar sounding words from different languages which mean different things, providing a wealth of cross-cultural jokes; in Amharic "bug" means "lamb" and simlarly "lamb" means "beef"; lots of fun when ordering your dinner. I'm not sure what similar sounding words in different languages which have different meanings is called, but I'm sure someone knows.