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		tomcam on Oct 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is English a “creole Language”? I learned the same phrase in perfect BBC Polish and it backfired. I said it so well that the Poles just ignored it and continued to speak in Polish. Then I ended up with a Polish girlfriend back in the states and learned real fast. She was gorgeous.

readthenotes1 on Oct 1, 2024 [–]

That was exactly the response I got.

However, I did not end up with a Polish girlfriend. Your "She was gorgeous", is, I recall, redundant.

tomcam on Oct 1, 2024 | [–]

> Your "She was gorgeous", is, I recall, redundant.

Your recollection is accurate

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