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Originally Posted by mcdirector I do remember when I was young and reading Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence and coming across phrases that I'd have to ponder over. I did get them.
And what about books like the Secret Garden. You do learn a lot about other countries when you read books written in those countries. |
Exactly right. What if they tried to translate all those literary tea times with biscuits and scones into milk (or Coke!) with cookies.