I Have 51



j'ai 51 ans





In French, if someone asks you how old you are, you respond, "J'ai 51 ans", which translates to "I have 51 years." It one of the quirks of grammar between the languages, which don't always intersect. In English, we do say, "I own _______" (fill in blank with something of which you have global, all-encompassing command of), which is a popular phrase, one that I haven't been able to translate to French friends.



(I recently said on Twitter that "...Karen Carpenter owns the Christmas...

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Published on December 27, 2009 02:45
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