Talking Turkey
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11/23/15 09:39 PM
11/23/15 09:39 PM
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Despite some daunting-looking spellings and unfamiliar letter combinations, quite a few Turkish words bear a striking resemblance to their English counterparts. Can you match them up below? Feel free to take two each. -1. akvaryum -2. dosya -3. elektrikli -4. fantaziye -5. isteri -6. istimbot -7. jilet -8. kebab -9. kismetli -10. kolej -11. lastikli -12. manken -13. muskir -14. otocar -15. paspas -16. perili -17. pikap -18. purdeli -19. sansur -20. sinema filimi -21. sirk -22. sivil -23. sultani -24. viyolonsel -25. zurafa -a. automobile -b. cello -c. censorship -d. circus -e. college -f. imaginative display -g. doormat -h. file -i. fishtank -j. giraffe -k. hysteria -l. imperial -m. intoxicating, pungent -n. live wire -o. lucky -p. movie -q. plainclothesman -r. record player with tone arm -s. roast -t. rubber -u. safety razor -v. scarecrow -w. sinister -x. steamboat -y. veiled, perplexing
Netflix needs to stop asking if I'm still watching and start asking if I've switched the laundry over yet
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Re: Talking Turkey
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11/24/15 12:59 AM
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BobH
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6/x 14/a Interesting puzzle!
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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Re: Talking Turkey
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11/24/15 02:15 PM
11/24/15 02:15 PM
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Lex
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4d? (What's turkish for stupidly shooting down a Russian jet??)
Last edited by Lex; 11/24/15 02:16 PM.
Life is what happens while you're making other plans.
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Re: Talking Turkey
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11/25/15 07:15 AM
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Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits
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23/L 16/W
Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
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Re: Talking Turkey
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11/26/15 04:50 PM
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BobH
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17/r Happy Thanksgiving!
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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