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A, who knows only French, publishes an article in an English magazine. At the end of the article are the following 3 footnotes:
1. I thank my friend B for translating the above article into English so that it could be published in this magazine.
2. I thank my friend B for translating the above footnote.
3. I thank my friend B for translating the above footnote.
Why are there only 3 footnotes when logically, A will have to go on forever to be able to thank B properly???
1. I thank my friend B for translating the above article into English so that it could be published in this magazine.
2. I thank my friend B for translating the above footnote.
3. I thank my friend B for translating the above footnote.
Why are there only 3 footnotes when logically, A will have to go on forever to be able to thank B properly???
Answer
When B translates footnote 2 to English, A just copies it as it is in English , thereby eliminating the need for footnote 3 to be translated. A therefore doesn't have to thank B anymore!!!Hide Answer Show Answer
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Neat
thanx
sry i am stupid i dont get it
Nov 09, 2002
very smooth!!!.....
Nov 09, 2002
that's pretty good. nice job.
I got it!!!
Those Frence are pretty clever! Nice one. I had seen something like it before so I got it right away but it is still a good one.
Excellent teaser. You really puzzled me until I read the answer and I definetly get it.
Yippie! I got it right, very cute riddle!
Great!!! The French do think of great things!!! By the way, did you make that up your self? Or did you get it from France? lol............
Nice!
I thought that it was that he wrote the last one in French, but yours works much better!
Very Nice, and I actually worked this one out!
this is the secondteaser of yours that i'm commenting on, this is a teaser that isn't so hard that you cant get it, yet it isn't so easy that it bores me great teaser!
thanx
Nice teaser.
I like these types of trick problems!
i did not get it, because i was side-tracked:
I thought you were referring to Canadian-French, but now that i know you are talking about euro-french, i understand it.
Thanks.
I thought you were referring to Canadian-French, but now that i know you are talking about euro-french, i understand it.
Thanks.
lol goldenguide that doesnt really make a difference
Thats Clever!!!!! I likedit!
nice nice... I got it!!
nice... cute riddle... as they say - just simple enough to excite interest (not break ur head too much on) and good enough to be called a riddle
very good i like it
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