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   Bob Travis to All   
   REQ: French maxim or aphorism appropriat   
   11 Jul 05 20:17:09   
   
   From: e_quip@hotmail.com   
      
   I was just trying to think of people I know who can speak French fluently   
   when this newsgroup came to mind. A friend's daughter is getting married on   
   Friday and my wife would like to embroider something for her and her fiancé.   
   She and her fiance majored in French and pol. sci, in college and she is   
   hoping to work in the American embassy in France or something else that   
   would require an English/French bilinguallity.   
      
   I am wonder if you can think of any French expressions that would be   
   appropriate for a young couple getting married, the sort of thing you might   
   find at a crafts festival or, in America, on a refrigerator magnet;   
   something they can hang on the wall in any room or hallway. Her favorite   
   colors are shades of green, so if the expression may look nice in green(s)   
   that would be even better.   
      
   Thanks.   
      
   Bob   
      
   P.S. Also please tell me approximately what the expressions mean in English   
   so my wife has half a clue for what she'll be sewing.   
      
   P.S.S. I cross-posted this earlier to soc.culture.french, but since the   
   topics there seem very political I don't know if I will get an answer. The   
   messages here seem less political so that is why I decided to post here as   
   well.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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