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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] The 5D came back
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:20:54 -0400
There is an equivalent American (I think) expression:  "One doesn't look 
a gift horse in the mouth."  But perhaps it's not so American.

Chuck Norcutt


Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> We have a saying here in the Pampas which goes: "A caballo regalado no
> se le mira los dientes", or a variation of such: "A caballo regalado
> no se le mira el pelo".
> A translation might be "One doesn't pay attention to the teeth / hair
> of a freely received horse." (I didn't think the word 'gift' would
> have been appropriate in this context).
> 
> Just an English exercise ...
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Fernando.
> 
> 2010/7/4 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
>>
>>
>>  But after
>> inspecting the battery it's clear it came from someone's test bench.  It
>> has many, many more scratches on the electrical contacts and elswehere
>> than my original (now 4 year old) battery.  We'll see how long it lasts.
>>
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