On 15 December 2006 12:29, Roman Naumann wrote: > By the way: > "Mark Twain: I rather decline two drinks than a German adjective." > I don't get the 'joke?' in your signature...
Declination of German adjectives is rather difficult for non-native speakers. So Mark Twain found it easier not to accept two drinks than decline a German adjective - which is rather telling since Twain usually never declined any drink. ;-) Uwe -- Mark Twain: I rather decline two drinks than a German adjective. http://www.SysEx.com.na -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
