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11-01-2005, 07:21 AM
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Abecedarian
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In France we say "manier la carotte et le baton" (use the carrot and the stick) and that means using both a promised reward (carrot) and a threat (stick) to make the donkey walk.
Sometimes French and English share the same expressions ! French popular wisdom : fog in November, Christmas in December ! 
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11-01-2005, 07:25 AM
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Pump my ride!
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You know I had a feeling you might say that, but then I thought 'same sayings, no, not really - it was just a touch of deja vu.' That aside Mr B - tell us some other French sayings that have an unusual background to them...(preferably with translation into English!)
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11-01-2005, 05:32 PM
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