tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12534874.post9060468782979723625..comments2023-12-23T11:43:32.396-08:00Comments on Magazine Smiles: Same In Any LanguageIrenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03163803961338323135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12534874.post-22174981657367403562008-09-07T14:07:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:07:00.000-07:00that is so true. when i went to italy a few years...that is so true. when i went to italy a few years ago, i hadn't spoken german since 1984. i flew on lufthansa air and by the time we got to frankfurt i was spreckenzing deutsch with all the flight attendants. not to mention speaking italian. :)barbie2behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572224850124869618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12534874.post-43229123303479752372008-09-06T19:46:00.000-07:002008-09-06T19:46:00.000-07:00Michelle,They pronounce most all the letters in a ...Michelle,<BR/>They pronounce most all the letters in a word, with a few exceptions, so they're saying the e at the end of cheese. It's somewhat funny but in a charming sort of way. You should hear my mother in law say "Wednesday."<BR/><BR/>Anne,<BR/>Your pop/soda post got me thinking about certain words. There's probably a Historian somewhere who knows the reason why we say "cheese." Perhaps it's the shape the mouth makes when saying cheese? I dunno... Food for thought!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163803961338323135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12534874.post-60842576455717845002008-09-06T18:05:00.000-07:002008-09-06T18:05:00.000-07:00Would be curious how that expression got started. ...Would be curious how that expression got started. "Say cheese" sounds kinda funny when you think about it, especially if you consider we don't normally smile while saying that word.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377440606704745517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12534874.post-14779072484022080762008-09-06T15:55:00.000-07:002008-09-06T15:55:00.000-07:00Hmmm...I'm suspicious :) Somehow Cheese in Portug...Hmmm...I'm suspicious :) Somehow Cheese in Portuguese just can't be Cheesy. But it's cute :) Thanks for all your support as I enter my new family building world.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397688383690372206noreply@blogger.com