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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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I suspect from the racist reference to razors just before, it was translated into Spanish from some 19c English (possibly American) historian's mistaken crow reference. In the translated context 'corvos should not have been translated as if it were in Portugese. (I was taking a rare opportunity to 'pull your leg' a bit too.) I blame your Spanish neighbours for not speaking properly, like the Portuguese do. (The western part of the Iberian Peninsula has always been more independent and resistant to conquest and change than the peoples east of you. The rest of the web page was interesting tho. I will have to keep my eyes open for one of the older less plastic modern 'tactical' ones like the one your soldier has in his belt. With luck, I'll get one with a blue grip. p.s. look up "(Cyanocorax caeruleus) (Brazilian Portuguese: Gralha-azul, meaning blue jackdaw) is a passeriform bird of the crow family, Corvidae. ...". Scientists have decided it's NOT a jackdaw, but a proper corvid, er Corvus/corvo ![]() Last edited by kronckew; 11th January 2021 at 05:38 PM. |
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