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Re: Lead Bullets (2011)

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You might be interested to know that 'roman' is a False Friend ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend ). You probably mean to use the word 'novel.'

> You might be interested to know that 'roman' is a False Friend What is the source language?

I know it's in Japanese, and according to my EN-JP dictionary they got it from British English at some point. Maybe it's just archaic English rather than false English?

Re: Lead Bullets (2011)

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> You might be interested to know that 'roman' is a False Friend What is the source language?

french, maybe others

And English borrowed the term roman à clef from French:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_%C3%A0_clef

Re: Lead Bullets (2011)

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I agree. But i think it was not meant to be read like a roman rather than a reference book. :) Which makes it hard to read it like roman - storyline missing.

You might be interested to know that 'roman' is a False Friend ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend ). You probably mean to use the word 'novel.'

Ah dammn it.. you got me! :D

Thanks!

Re: Lead Bullets (2011)

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post #33
post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might be interested to know that 'roman' is a False Friend ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend ). You probably mean to use the word 'novel.'

> You might be interested to know that 'roman' is a False Friend What is the source language?

I'm German.
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