Franco-latin for ‘ditto’, swearing without swearing, some pirate slang and how to score language points with the word ‘second’
James Harrington - news@thelocal.fr
Updated: Mon 6 Jul 2026 09:34 CET
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Franco-latin for ‘ditto’, swearing without swearing, some pirate slang and how to score language points with the word ‘second’
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