https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/30/americas-undying-empire-why-the-decline-of-us-power-has-been-greatly-exaggerated
"Richard Smith" wrote in message news:lymsup8322.fsf@void.com...
"Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> writes:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/30/americas-undying-empire-why-the-decline-of-us-power-has-been-greatly-exaggerated
I picked the article for its British viewpoint. ...
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"Richard Smith" wrote in message news:lyy1e780t2.fsf@void.com...
The perils of mistranslation - you benefit from experience and travel...
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The applicable phrase is good judgment comes from experience, and
experience comes from bad judgment. I hope I didn't accidentally
insult anyone too badly. A few German beers increased the quantity of
my foreign speech but did nothing for its quality. That applies in
English too.
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