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 Message 3767 
 Paul Quinn to Ardith Hinton 
 Anecdotes about translators 
 03 Oct 21 18:46:18 
 
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Hi! Ardith,

On 02 Oct 2021, Ardith Hinton said the following...
 
 AH> PQ>  Down here, a 'Twit' was long-known as a "pregnant goldfish".
 
 AH>           According to Uncle Google, the idea that a "pregnant goldfish"
 AH> may be referred to as a "twit" is an urban legend from Australia.

It's harkening back to the misty memory of long-gone youth.  I did think,
later, that it was a suggestive Monty Python line but cannot find any
reference.

  AH>    I cited THE FREE DICTIONARY in this case because it includes

I did see that much later.  Nice try.  ;)

Cheers,
Paul.
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