From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!ecn-pa.scott
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Title: Language anecdote
Article-I.D.: ecn-pa.266
Posted: Tue Jul 27 10:54:15 1982
Received: Mon Aug  2 03:55:53 1982

The funniest language related situation that I've been in was
at the wedding of some Chinese friends a few years back.  The
ceremony was a tradition Protestant ceremony, and the pastor
had gotten through most of the service.  Finally, the moment
arrived, and the pastor said, "With this ring, I thee wed."
The groom dutifully responded, "With this ring, I the wed."

	Scott Deerwester
	Purdue University Libraries