The Dutch don't mince their words
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Re: The Dutch don't mince their words
LOL, reminds me of the press releases I used to send out in about 20 different languages when I worked in Cyprus for the online marketing company I was employed by...
They always finished with ---End--- and the Swedish translation as Slut.
They always finished with ---End--- and the Swedish translation as Slut.
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Re: The Dutch don't mince their words
A great book by Ben Elton, called Gridlock, was about a fabled US company who wanted to launch the first US mini to an International market - and their marketing department searched every language except English - and called it the Crappy!
Re: The Dutch don't mince their words
Am I missing something the original post is completely blank for me?
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SOED
Slag 3. a. A worthless or objectionable person; spec. (a) a petty criminal; (b) a promiscuous woman, a prostitute. slang. derog. L18.
Slag 3. a. A worthless or objectionable person; spec. (a) a petty criminal; (b) a promiscuous woman, a prostitute. slang. derog. L18.
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It's an image only - shared off facebook. No text...
Does this make any difference for you and Jen?
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I can see it here, thanks. Why not before?
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Because it was a link to Facebook itself. I posted the link directly to the hosted image.
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I think on this forum we all already understand the various meanings of Slag Devil........
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At least it will make sense to you now, Jen
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It was not meant nasty. It was poking fun at the article and why get so defensive about her she is deluded and out of her depth. My views only so respect them as I would yours.