Thursday, September 02, 2010

Light Entertainment; or the Haynes Guide to French


French is one of those languages where if you know a little, it's not enough. A little bit of French will usually be enough to lead you in totally the wrong direction. A good example is something that appeared on a recent garage invoice:

"allumeur d'allumage"

Now a little bit of French will tell you this must have something to do with the lights.
  • Maybe the light that indicates that the lights are lit? FAUX!
  • Is it something that turns the lights on? FAUX!
  • Is it the ring in the cigarette lighter? FAUX!

Answer: It's the distributor.

Because we went through this process, I will now not forget this for a long, long time. Probably not until just before I next need it.

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