>>>>And there, of course, is the rub. Many of us use language in a connotative manner, rather than a definitive one. The connotations often have no corresponding meaning in another part of the world, and so others end up assuming definition instead. >>>> >>>>Just don't buy a phrase translation book from Michael Palin. ;) >>> >>> >>>Almost right. It wasn't Michael Palin you shouldn't buy the book from, but Terry Jones, IIRC. >> >>Aha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ve37gVwxw > > >I was wrong in my recollection. Terry Jones was there, as the tobacconist. Michael Palin (not shown in the video, was the bad guy). You are right.
