Posted by Jay
on 6/11/2009, 12:49:20, in reply to " Speech in Spanish by the PoO causes embarrasment"
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So, I'd have loved to have seen the expression on Maxima's face.
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: Well, he'd better use the english language for
: àll his speeches as one (in Spanish) caused
: some embarrasment.
: Seems a word in the proverb used in the
: speech was pronounced 'slightly' different,
: thus causing mixed feelings among his
: audience.
:
: The Ministery of Economic Affairs explained
: the speech had been translated by one of
: their civil servants and that's where the
: mistake might derive from.
: Instead of using 'corriente' the Prince said
: 'Chingada', which has a total different
: meaning in Mexico.
: The Dutch officials said that the
: Argentinean (!!) employee hadn't realised
: this.
:
: So, let me get this straight, there are no
: native speakers (meaning from Mexico) around
: nor hired by the Ministery of Economic
: Affairs, to prepare an official speech for a
: State Visit ???
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