Guest guest Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Actually, ischoklad is very, very easy to make. Just melt chocolate and melt cocoa fat (the English word is cocoa oil, I know, but, here at least, you don't buy it as oil, but as a chunk of solid fat), mix it, pour it into ...ahh... I can't find the English word, but they look like thishttp://www.recepten.se/bilder/utrustning/27/main/ischokladformar.jpg Put it in the fridge (or outside) to cool. Done!;-)love/Reb > > > > I think that the phrase "perfect stranger" means "perfectly, completely,> totally > > and genuinely unknown to one," namely, to me. We also use the word > stranger" > > to mean the same thing as you use it for in Swedish, though rarely. Then> in > > English there is the other possible connotation that a person partially> known > > to one just might be a bit "strange," as in "weird," or "odd, even if> known. > > > > I could go on, but shall spare you all. My new Power Chair, named after > > NASCAR racing driver, Jeff Gordon, has just arrived. Whee! > > > > Love to you, Reb, and to , and to Pixie and family, and to all here, > > n > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Reb D reb_41se@ > > To: MSersLife > > Sent: Wed, November 17, 2010 5:12:17 AM > > Subject: Words > > > > > > I know that the English language has the expression "perfect stranger".> Which is > > an interesting expression in itself, perfect in what sense, kind of? ...> But the > > Swedish equivalent wold literally be translated as "wild stranger" (or> possibly > > "wildly strange"). > > > > We happened to use that expression in a conversation yesterday, and it> just > > suddenly hit me: "WILD strangers" now if that isn't a "wildly strange" > > expression, I don't know what would be... The obvious question is, are> there any > > tame strangers? We reached the conclusion that the tame strangers must be> the > > ones you invite for dinner . By which we were referring to that the> slightly old > > fashioned Swedish word for "guests" is "strangers", as in "We have> strangers > > here tonight, the Jonssons came over for dinner." In that context > strangers" > > shouldn't be understood as "people we don't know", but only as "people who> don't > > live here and/or don't belong to the family". > > > > OK. "Wild strangers" the kind you meet on the street, "tame strangers",> the kind > > you invite in... > > > > Words and language are such entertaining subjects some times, aren't they.> . ; ) > > > > love > > /Reb > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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