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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve (SCI
TW)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
>
> "Thompson, Steve , SCI TW" wrote in message
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> > <snip>
> >
> > Englisch tickt nicht Rechtig.
> >
> > Sorry, I don't know how to put that in Dutch (and I had to use Babel
> > Fish to get close to the correct spelling).
>
> Steve,
> I read it over and over, but can't make anything from it. It
> is not Dutch, it looks like German but isn't either, maybe it
> is South African which, I don't know.
>
> What would it be in English?
> -----
> English (the language) ticks not rightly.
>
> It is a German idiom normally ascribed to an individual or
> group. Such as "He ticks not rightly" or "They tick not rightly".
>
> My point was, English is a crazy language.
Oh, a "polite" way to say "FUBAR". :-)
-jc-
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