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09-11-2011, 09:38 AM
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Describing Simba
My DH is Italian, and although his English is excellent, thanks to 8 years in the UK before we moved down to Italy in 2005, he still doesn't always master the subtleties of English in quite the same way as a native speaker would. So consequently we have this interesting description of Simba. Simba's a bit of a busy-body and won't leave Misi, or anyone or anything else alone. I call him a "menace", perhaps a bit of an over-statement, but it's an expression my mum used to use, and you know what they say about turning into your own mother, especially where kids (read "cats") are concerned! Anyway, I heard DH saying Simba was "menacing". I said, no, that's too strong, he's a "menace". He asked me to explain the difference and I thought acting it out would be better than trying to explain it, so I crept up to him, Nosferatu-style, growling. "That's menacing", I said. Then I went on to poke and dab at him while prancing around him. "That's being a menace", I said. So now, what does he say about Simba? "He's being menacing". Gordon Bennett
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http://catscanjump.blogspot.com Wendy, mum to: Simba von Wurzbachtal, Turkish Van, born Austria, 5/9/10 RIP Tarka, 1989 - 2008 my gentle Phileas Fogg Bruno, 2008 - 2010 taken too soon my darling boy Misi, 1993 - 25/3/2012 My brave, beautiful tabby   
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09-11-2011, 11:30 AM
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Now he looks really menacing! Not like Simba at all
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http://catscanjump.blogspot.com Wendy, mum to: Simba von Wurzbachtal, Turkish Van, born Austria, 5/9/10 RIP Tarka, 1989 - 2008 my gentle Phileas Fogg Bruno, 2008 - 2010 taken too soon my darling boy Misi, 1993 - 25/3/2012 My brave, beautiful tabby
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09-11-2011, 11:36 AM
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If he had said "Mincing" you would have had cause for concern..... 
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09-11-2011, 11:55 AM
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09-11-2011, 12:38 PM
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Ha ha, mincing!!! He does wear pantaloons, so it's not beyond the realms
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http://catscanjump.blogspot.com Wendy, mum to: Simba von Wurzbachtal, Turkish Van, born Austria, 5/9/10 RIP Tarka, 1989 - 2008 my gentle Phileas Fogg Bruno, 2008 - 2010 taken too soon my darling boy Misi, 1993 - 25/3/2012 My brave, beautiful tabby
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