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Better French spelling of their pronunciation of "Quixotic"



Actually, the better French spelling would be

Quiche auTique.

Best, Ted


At 02:54 PM 6/25/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Ted,
>
>>> Or, if your French, 
> Key-Shoat-Teez'm.
>Je Croix. <<
>
>I'm exotic, but not quick... my old boss in the carpentry trade used to
>say, "ya may not be any good but ya sure are slow..."
>
>Peter
>
>
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