Thursday, January 14, 2010

Pfinish

""Finish" was one word our ANA knew in English. They'd been around Americans long enough to pick up that one very useful word at least. They pronounce it kind of like "pfinish", but the point is they knew what it meant. The word itself actually became a powerful camaraderie-building tool for us, as it really allowed the ETTs and the ANA to communicate directly with each other without the need for a terp, albeit in a very limited way, though one might be surprised how far that one word can go...."
Embedded in Afghanistan

Nothing left but to thank you for a great blog which I have enjoyed reading.

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