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Subject: [Leica] OT: Talking turkey
From: jgovindaraj at eth.net (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu Apr 20 18:19:18 2006
References: <87DD435C-7E99-4FD8-A241-09D64CB6D399@pandora.be>

Yes, and used once in a while in the erstwhile empire....
Cheers
Jayanand

Philippe Orlent wrote:

> I'm working on an ad concept (in English) in which we are visualising  
> proverbs.
> Now I stumbled upon the expression 'Talking turkey.' and I thought it  
> would be a funny one to visualize.
>
> But now I'm told (by not necesseraly native English or American  
> speakers) that it is a very little known proverb, only American and  
> only used in a familiar way.
> I'm just wondering if this proverb is recognized by most of you who  
> are using Shakespeare's or one of the American Rationalists' language.
>
> Looking forward to your answers.
> Philippe
>
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