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Doing technical service work at a local furniture manufacturer, I was tasked with installing a CAD program originally written in French. One of the funny translation "gotchyas" was that it referred to "cookies" as "biscuits". So I assumed that it was translated into British English, not "techno-English".
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:lol: :lol:
Only if they are hard and have a snap. Otherwise, the soft chewy ones are called cookies. What the computer people call them I have not bothered to learn. :lol: :lol:
Neto wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:09 am One of the funny translation "gotchyas" was that it referred to "cookies" as "biscuits". .
Somehow I think gotchyas is a much more accurate description of their purpose.
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MaxPC wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:09 am :lol: :lol:
Only if they are hard and have a snap. Otherwise, the soft chewy ones are called cookies. What the computer people call them I have not bothered to learn. :lol: :lol:
Neto wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:09 am One of the funny translation "gotchyas" was that it referred to "cookies" as "biscuits". .
Somehow I think gotchyas is a much more accurate description of their purpose.
That would be amusing - a website that asks if you will accept "gotchyas".... :laugh
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Neto wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:08 pm
MaxPC wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:09 am :lol: :lol:
Only if they are hard and have a snap. Otherwise, the soft chewy ones are called cookies. What the computer people call them I have not bothered to learn. :lol: :lol:
Neto wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:09 am One of the funny translation "gotchyas" was that it referred to "cookies" as "biscuits". .
Somehow I think gotchyas is a much more accurate description of their purpose.
That would be amusing - a website that asks if you will accept "gotchyas".... :laugh
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