Yeah, in German the "e" at the end of lots of names is said like "uh." In names like Marlene and Helene you don't say mar-leen and he-leen like you would in English, you say mar-le-nu and he-le-nu. Marlene is actually a contraction of Maria Magdalene (Mary Magdalene), but I'm sure it's also used as a stand-alone name there. Never say my name obsession has not come in handy for some things!
I'm sorry you didn't have a good time in Paris. Maybe you can go again when there are fewer tourists-- though, wait, I doubt that every happens there. Hahaha! It's probably why people in France have such bad impressions of Americans. That and Double-V. It would have been funny if Sara started cursing back at the Chinese ladies.
Anyway, I hope you have a good week. I took the pictures over to Grandma's so she and the Mortimers got to see them. Grandma said to thank you for sending them; they "warmed her heart." That's just what she said! Oh, and she wants to know if you've gotten either of the letters she's sent. I miss you!
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Date: 2007-10-14 11:40 pm (UTC)I'm sorry you didn't have a good time in Paris. Maybe you can go again when there are fewer tourists-- though, wait, I doubt that every happens there. Hahaha! It's probably why people in France have such bad impressions of Americans. That and Double-V. It would have been funny if Sara started cursing back at the Chinese ladies.
Anyway, I hope you have a good week. I took the pictures over to Grandma's so she and the Mortimers got to see them. Grandma said to thank you for sending them; they "warmed her heart." That's just what she said! Oh, and she wants to know if you've gotten either of the letters she's sent. I miss you!