1. Re: Reply to Helen Johnes; Disney comics in India (Kriton Kyrimis)

[Simon de Beer]

> I suspect that this is a double pun: Assuming that "oe" is pronounced
> the same way in Afrikaans as it is in Dutch, what Scrooge heard was
> not what English speakers would assume he heard by reading Don's dialog
> ("I'm a bore"), but "I'm a boor". Either way, Scrooge's reaction to the
> misunderstood word is appropriate!

I hope that wasn't a slur on the Afrikaans race as a whole - I am of boer ancestory & find people make assumptions about my political & social views
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