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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
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see Naples and die
Hi,
Looks like there exist different variants of this phrase?
Which is the original one (if such a question makes sense at all)?
In my mother tongue, (by far) the most common version is "to see Paris and die".
What variant (maybe a third one?) is normally used by most AE speakers?
mus-te
Looks like there exist different variants of this phrase?
Which is the original one (if such a question makes sense at all)?
In my mother tongue, (by far) the most common version is "to see Paris and die".
What variant (maybe a third one?) is normally used by most AE speakers?
mus-te
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—but it may be unanswerable. MUSCOVITE In my mother tongue, (by far) the most common version is "to see Paris and die". In mine also.
- —but it may be unanswerable.
- MUSCOVITE In my mother tongue, (by far) the most common version is "to see Paris and die".
- In mine also.
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MUSCOVITE(if such a question makes sense at all)Perfect sense!—but it may be unanswerable.
MUSCOVITEIn my mother tongue, (by far) the most common version is "to see Paris and die".In mine also.
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I've always heard 'See Naples and die'. I've never heard the Paris version.
The 'net tells me it was originally said by Goethe.
Clive
The 'net tells me it was originally said by Goethe.
Clive
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