And your French too (space before ":"). :) I find it exciting to figure out someone's native language, or to understand the phrase in the original language bef

And your French too (space before ":"). :) I find it exciting to figure out someone's native language, or to understand the phrase in the original language before translation. A Spaniard asked me once to give me the "carpet", which made no sense in the context. He meant to say "file folder" ("la carpeta" in Spanish), hoping the Normans had brought the equivalent French word to England and save him a lookup in the dictionary.