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On 03 Dec 2010, at 09:40 , Padraic Brown wrote:
> --- On Fri, 12/3/10, Carl Edlund Anderson <cea@hidden.email> wrote:
>
>>> Spanish does still have "el can", though its usage is restricted.
>
>> I only discovered Spanish had this word ("can") when a film with the
>> Spanish title "Supercan" (presumably "Superdog", in English
>> distribution?) came out a few years ago!
>
> Indeed! I don't think it would be generally understood; or at least,
> people might look at you kind of weird.
Equally, if I go to the supermarket, I will find packets of oversized hotdogs labelled "Superperros". :)
Cheers,
Carl
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