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  • This is the problem with these continental types. So much is lost in translation.

    "Attractive" in English is, according to Google translate, "Attraktive" in German.

    Ah, Clive, you'd never hack it on the Continent. (Paris-Roubaix obviously doesn't count.) You may not be aware of grammatical gender. ;)

    The English word you were searching for was probably something like "horrendous".

    Yes, on reflection I think 'frightening' is more like it. 8)

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