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wji

Post subject: french saying

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2002 4:47 pm

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'to each his own' is a common saying
in french, it goes [phonetically]: she cong ah song gue
can someone give me this in correct french language?
thanks
wji :lol:

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Luna

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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 6:10 am

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I tried freetranslation.com and got this:

à chaque son posséder

Compared to your phonetic description, it seems a bit off what you're looking for, but you might want to explore the options on that Web site.

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wji

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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2002 9:18 am

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thank you for the lead; i'll follow it up

bill

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Phaedrus

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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 6:28 am

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I believe the phrase is a chaque son goute.

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ariel

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Posted: Tue May 21, 2002 6:29 pm

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' au chaque ses propres '
is the correct translation of your quote.

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