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The pen is mightier than ... (Spanish/Italian) 4q5k41

In English it is a pen. In Italian Penne pasta is named for its resembling a pen. However, in Spanish a pen is a bolígrafo or pluma. I learned this lesson when I asked a colleague to préstame tu pene. Luckily, my colleague understood that I wanted to borrow his pen, not to know him intimately.

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Checha 2009-10-14

Oh this has to be the best entry!

Reminds me of my friend, freshly arrived in Los Angeles, and countinously said 'I live in a condom' instead of 'I live in a condo'

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