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This little poem came about as an exercise for multi-national translation personnel at the NATO headquarters in Paris.

Published on: Jan 20, 2005 04:52 PM IST
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This little poem came about as an exercise for multi-national translation personnel at the NATO headquarters in Paris. English wasn't so hard to learn, they found, but English pronunciation is a killer.

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After trying the poem, native French interpreter said he'd prefer to spend six months at hard labor than reading six lines loud.

 
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