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Akira

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #150 on: March 24, 2017, 13:25:55 »
Incidentally, if you say "taberna" in Japanese, it means "do not eat".   :o
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #151 on: March 24, 2017, 15:44:19 »
Akira, so the Japanese don't like Greek food ???  :D
Paco is it true that Spanish troubles with letters B and V? Sometimes you right B and pronounce it V and vice-versa?
It's interesting how the Greek letter Beta is actually pronounced in Greek as Vita and it is spelled B :D
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #152 on: March 24, 2017, 18:27:31 »
If I remember correctly, "V" is pronounced as "B" in Spanish, but not the other way around.  An old guitar-like instrument vihuela is pronounced like "biwela".
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #153 on: March 24, 2017, 18:39:14 »
Akira is right, we have two letters but only one pronunciation. We sometimes struggle with spelling because of that.

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #154 on: March 24, 2017, 18:41:47 »
The Japanese doesn't even have the pronunciation of "V".   :o
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #155 on: March 24, 2017, 18:42:41 »
Neither do we, it's always "b"

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #156 on: March 31, 2017, 21:14:51 »
Pacoooo, even in Berlin :D

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #157 on: April 01, 2017, 21:22:22 »
Alexanderplatz, excellent!

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #158 on: April 01, 2017, 23:11:48 »
Nice one, Jakov! There must be something behind that wall.
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #159 on: April 01, 2017, 23:37:27 »
only locker 13.
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #160 on: May 04, 2017, 12:29:05 »
13th car

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #161 on: May 04, 2017, 12:30:26 »
13 on the light side

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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #162 on: May 04, 2017, 12:59:50 »
only locker 13.

Thomas, this is funny!  I would suspect that the people in your area tend to avoid this number consciously or subconsciously.
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #163 on: May 04, 2017, 13:24:18 »
Thomas, admit you took the key out :)
Paco, the 13th car is cool. the light 13 says J3 :)
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Re: [Theme] The Number 13
« Reply #164 on: May 04, 2017, 18:42:45 »
Thomas, this is funny!  I would suspect that the people in your area tend to avoid this number consciously or subconsciously.
Agreed.
For a moment I recognized it as a suspisious fact.
As in: who would choose something number 13 if other offerings exist??
To hide some booty to be passed on?
A hidden message?
Hide something evil in there?
Then I went on and took it as a great photo opportunity.
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