mercredi 16 mai 2012

All that glisters......

Another mistranslation caused by a mis-spelling in the original French:
"It is gold of question" .....

answer tomorrow


1 commentaire:

  1. "Hors de question": out of the question.
    "Or", the French word for gold, is a homophone with "hors" which means "outside" as in the "hors d'oeuvre" which is outside the main course of the meal, or "hors service" which is out of order and "hors de combat" - out of action.

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