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From: ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper)
Newsgroups: net.travel,net.nlang
Subject: Usenet Phrase Guide--request for help
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Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 21:30:31 EST
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It occurred to me (as I plan my Scandinavian trip which involves five countries
and five languages) that *the* two most useful phrases in any language X are:
	"Thank you."
and
	"I don't speak X; do you speak Y (please)?"
(For English-speakers, 'Y' is 'English'; for others, you can substitute the
language of your choice.)

So...please send me *via email* these two phrases for any languages
(especially the less common ones) that you know.  If pronunciation is not
obvious, please provide transliteration.  I can provide the Spanish,
(and English, though that's not very helpful) so that's a start.  In a couple
of weeks, I'll summarize to the net (in net.travel).  If it seems useful, I
will try to repost (with additions) every six months or so.

Yes, I realize that one should try to learn a little more of the language, but
for people doing the "five countries in two weeks" routine, it's nigh onto
impossible.  And I realize that this is very much directed to native English
speakers, but since that is the language I speak best (I think!), I'll collect
that one.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
					...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl
					(or ihnp4!mtgzy!ecl)