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March 2, 2009 10:43 am
Lost in translation. (Boo to the unoriginal headline-writer.) "My mother-in-law told my sister-in-law, Teresa, 'That is a sexy tree.' A sexy tree? I asked why they used the word "sexy" that way, when it's an English word and, actually, a bit risqué. 'Ah, but sexy for an Italian is the ultimate compliment,' I was told. 'It means beautiful. Everyone wants to be sexy.'"