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A little pea 6n83c

When travelling around Morocco, if I was asked if I spoke French rather than Arabic I replied un petit pois, which I've since found out means 'a garden pea'! I should have said un petit peu, which means 'a little'.

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Josh 2006-10-24

Really funny!

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Sharon 2006-07-19

I did that for ages as well... the shame!!! Although j'aime les petits pois aussi - "I like garden peas as well. ^_^)

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