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Old March 04, 2010, 04:00 PM
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Old March 04, 2010, 04:26 PM
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Apart from other people's replies, maybe some of these answers might help:

http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=6019
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Old March 04, 2010, 05:09 PM
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You know that with age memory is the second thing to go, don't you?

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You know that with age memory is the second thing to go, don't you?
What comes first? Or shouldn't I ask--- or have I forgotten.
Anyway memory loss is the guinda sobre el bizcocho.
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What comes first? Or shouldn't I ask--- or have I forgotten.
It seems that at least the second one has ceased to be operative.
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So, how can we translate this:`
Ahora como broche de oro vamos a terminar el capítulo con un pensamiento de Descartes.
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Old March 05, 2010, 04:17 AM
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So, how can we translate this:`
Ahora como broche de oro vamos a terminar el capítulo con un pensamiento de Descartes.
And now, as a final flourish, we are going to finish the chapter/episode/issue with a thought from Descartes.

... cogito ergo sum ?
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Thanks Pericles that´s was I was behind, all this time.
And in what context do we you the crowning jewel?

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And in what context do we you the crowning jewel?
India has some wonderful places of architectural merit, the crowning jewel being the Taj Mahal.

(I would say 'the jewel in the crown being' ...)
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And now, as a final flourish, we are going to finish the chapter/episode/issue with a thought from Descartes.

... cogito ergo sum ?
How about: "And not we are going to crown the night/presentation etc. finishing the episode...."?

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