On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:31:17 -0400, ADPUF wrote
(in article <50087c71$0$17952$
4faf...@reader1.news.tin.it>):
> joye, 16:01, giovedì 19 luglio 2012:
>> "Lanarcam"
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>>> Alors, mon colon, c'est de l'attaque ou de la défense ?
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>> La meilleure défense, c'est l'attaque. (attribuée à Carl von
>> Clausewitz)
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>> En anglais : The best defense is a good offense (attention Ã
>> mettre l'emphase sur la premiÚre syllabe de "defense" et
> * (RP) IPA: /dÉªË fÉ ns/
> * (US) IPA: /Ë difÉ ns/
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defense
> Pronunciation
> * (RP) IPA: /dÉ Ë fÉ ns/
> * (US) IPA: /diË fÉ ns/
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/offence
> Pronunciation
> * IPA: /É Ë fÉ ns/
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/offense
> Pronunciation
> * IPA: /Ê Ë fÉ ns/, /É Ë fÉ ns/, X-SAMPA: /V"fEns/
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The accent is on the first syllable in this set expression so as to emphasize
the difference, the contrast.
--
Joey from New York
Among those whom I like or admire, I can findᅵno common denominator,
but among thoseᅵwhom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
ᅵ ᅵ-- WH Auden