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   Hi, Gleb Hlebov!   
   I read your message from 20.06.2024 08:59   
      
    GH>   
    AK>>>> "He told me an anecdote, and I didn't laugh."   
    AS>>> An anecdote is a personal and unverified story. The   
    AS>>> word you want is `joke'.   
    AK>> Jokes IMHO are very short. Long jokes are bad joke;   
    AK>> -----Beginning of the citation-----   
    AK>> Why do French people eat snails?   
    AK>> They don't like fast food.   
    AK>> ----- The end of the citation -----   
    AK>> Anecdotes are rather short humorous stories   
    GH>   
    GH> Can you tell if it's a joke or anecdote? ;-)   
    GH> (Excuse my possibly lame "adaptation")   
    GH>   
    GH> ??<< E. Kopelyan's voiceover:   
    GH>   
    GH> "Stierlitz gave it a thought.   
    GH> It was good.   
    GH> So he gave it a second thought". >>   
      
   An English joke - "Englishmen are the most coward people. If they ask   
   something they always say 'I am afraid'". ;-)   
      
   Bye, Gleb!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2024   
      
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