Translation Help: "Tootsiens en mooi bly"

[Ben Holness]

Hi,

Please could someone translate "Tootsiens en mooi bly" for me?

Cheers,

Ben

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"Totsiens = Till we meet again"
"Mooi bly = Stay well or good"
So iets, hoop dit help.
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Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves
for their inability to give bad examples.

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[Ben Holness]

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> "Totsiens = Till we meet again"
> "Mooi bly = Stay well or good"

Dankie,

Ben

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Ben Holness wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please could someone translate "Tootsiens en mooi bly" for me?
>

Ben, the word should be "totsiens" which you can translate with
"goodbye." Totsiens actually says "until I see you again" and is
therefore more like the French "au revoir."
"Mooi bly" is more or less "stay well." ( "Mooi" is beautiful
or nice or good, and "bly" means "stay".)

I notice the Nortel Networks in your address. Are you in
Ottawa? That is where I am.

Gloudina

[Ben Holness]

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Thanks for the translation - the tootsiens was a typo on my part :)

I (still) work for Nortel in the UK as it happens. Do you work for Nortel
too, or are you just based in Ottowa?

Cheers,

Ben

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Ben Holness wrote:

> I (still) work for Nortel in the UK as it happens. Do you work for Nortel
> too, or are you just based in Ottowa?
>

I just live in Ottawa ( for the last seven years, that is.)
I can appreciate the import of the little word "still" in
your answer above, though. You must be one of the
lucky few!

Gloudina.