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FORKNI-L Digest - 22 Jan 2003 to 23 Jan 2003 (#2003-22)

Thu, 23 Jan 2003

There are 5 messages totalling 127 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. do me a favor? (5)

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Date:    Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:22:43 -0800
From:    Viv <viv11374@y.......>
Subject: Re: do me a favor?

--- Tricia Busick <MeredeVachon@c.......> wrote:
>
> First, a question.  Does Natalie know Spanish? (I mostly mean
> per canon, but
> if there is an accepted stance on the question in fanfic, I'd
> like to know that too.)

Natalie knows any and all languages a writer wants her to know
(although it seems to be accepted among fanfic writers that she
knows at least some Latin).

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Viv

Don't annoy the crazy person

Life's a witch and then you fly

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Date:    Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:59:51 -0800
From:    Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......>
Subject: Re: do me a favor?

> (although it seems to be accepted among fanfic
> writers that she
> knows at least some Latin).

That owing, of course, that it's hard to be a doctor
and not know at least a _little_ latin.  I'm in the
middle of a medical terminology course, and am
learning more latin than I ever wanted to!
                -Megan

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"Eternal nights too short,
How quickly melt away,
With all the love we shared once,
Forever in a Day."

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Date:    Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:32:37 -0500
From:    Arletta Asbury <g4akl@c.......>
Subject: Re: do me a favor?

Someone asked if Natalis spoke Spanish (in canon).

Long ago, I posed a similar question onlist, about whether or not
Natalie spoke French.  The consenus seemed to be that most
Canadians from Ontario would know at least a little French
That's due to the nearness of Quebec and the fact that so many
things (signs and products) have dual labels in both English
and French, although that doesn't mean she'd necessarily be
fluent in French.

That's similar to the fact that most USA citizens know at least
a few words of Spanish.  Either we've had a year of it in Junior
High, or from all the dual labelling, Mexican restaurants, etc.

I don't remember seeing anything in canon that hinted that Natalie
speaks Spanish. So I'd guess that being a Canadian rather than
a USA resident, she probably doesn't.

Arletta Asbury
http://www.charm.net/~g4akl

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Date:    Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:30:48 -0700
From:    Angela Gottfred <agottfre@t.......>
Subject: Re: do me a favor?

It's a bit unusual for Canadians to speak Spanish, at least compared to
French. BUT lots of us take winter holidays in Spanish-speaking
countries; when I started learning Spanish last winter, the first thing
people said was "Oh, do you go to Mexico for the winter?"

On the other hand, everyone picks up a few words of "cereal-box French".

Your very humble & most obedient servant,
Ligeia

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Date:    Thu, 23 Jan 2003 16:14:21 -0500
From:    Anne Gudnason <anne.gudnason@s.......>
Subject: Re: do me a favor?

Hi Everybody!

There are quite a few immigrants from Spanish speaking countries here in the
Greater Toronto Area now.  A former neighbour is from Argentina and taught
Spanish at night school.  With Free Trade, there is also the 3 languages on
the cereal boxes and instructions for the vcr.

Take care and bye for now.
Anne.

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