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The three singing forks 6a342m

I've been learning Spanish for several years now and consider myself quite reasonable at expressing myself and general conversation. However, it never pays to become overconfident.During a group conversation about music I proudly announced that I had been to an outdoor concert to see Los Tres Tenedores. I couldn't understand why I brought the conversation to a complete stop, but the puzzled looks told me something was wrong. Keen to explain, I said: 'You know, Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo'. It was then explained to me that what I had seen was Los Tres Tenores, 'The Three Tenors' and not 'The Three Forks'! We were in Andalucia but I swear you could hear the laughter in Madrid!

Sent by: Bob

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