Topic: Early Manuscripts at Oxford University

[Clive]

Digital facsimiles of complete manuscripts, scanned directly from the originals
 
 This site provides access to over 80 early manuscripts now in institutions associated with the University of Oxford.
 
http://image.ox.ac.uk/

[joudi]

That's a great link Clive. Thank you.
   
    Oh, how much I would like to have english language as my mother tongue to enjoy reading treasures like that.

    Unfortunately, I can't read fast and it's hard for me to understand things without using the dictionary so often which puts limits to my patience.

     I'll try anyway to have a general idea about that site (subject) whithin the limits of my desire and patience.

                            Thanks again clive

[Sandra]

I think that your english is probably a lot better than some native english speakers Joudi  
I dont know many polyglots that have as much fluency as you have in the three languages that you appear to know better than most people know their own  

[joudi]

Merci Sandra,
Tu sais!  Lorsque tu me dis ça, tu me donne un coup de pouce.  

[Adept]

Merci Sandra,
Tu sais!  Lorsque tu me dis ça, tu me donne un coup de pouce.  

Erm...

My French being a bit rusty, I decided to run that through Altavista's translation thingy. It came up with

Thank you Sandra, You know! When you say that to me, you a blow of inch gives me

[Simon]

[Sandra]

I dont think that the last bit translates as literally as that Adept, otherwise we would have to move this thread to the DZ  

[joudi]

    Sorry to arrive so late. I was all the day out. well, you want the meaning?

Merci Sandra,
Tu sais!  Lorsque tu me dis ça, tu me donne un coup de pouce.  

It's a french expression which means:

"Thanks Sandra,
you know, when you say that to me, you are pushing me ahead (or giving me a power or desire or encouragement in my english)"

Strange expression if you take it literally, no?  

[Sandra]

I must admit that sounds better Joudi  
Some other people would put me, you and blow together and come up with an entirely different meaning  

[Rodders]

I thought I'd have a go with a translator as well, but really don't understand the 'thumb' thing, at all!

"You know!  When you are said me that, you give me a thumb blow."