Re: "quiproquo"

Marcello Nobili <[email protected]> Sat, 7 Dec 2019 21:02:51 +0100

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Latin "qui pro quo" in current Italian usage means a misunderstanding.

Best wishes,

Marcello

Il giorno sab 7 dic 2019 alle ore 20:06 DANIEL P. Tompkins <
[email protected]> ha scritto:

> Working through a French essay right now I come across the word
> *quiproquo*,
> which translates as "misunderstanding."  Not exactly what the White House
> means.  It's always intriguing when the same word can mean two different
> things in different countries (I had examples but have of course  forgotten
> them).
>
>
> Would love to hear from someone who's actually worked on this.
>
> Dan
>