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		ComputerGuru on Jan 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Letter from Orwell to his publisher regarding 1984 Interesting fact: that's still a phrase very much in-use in certain parts of the world (South America and the Middle East come to mind) in everyday layman talk.

nwatson on Jan 5, 2012 [–]

Portuguese: 'Se Deus quiser' == 'If God wills' ... very common in Brazil.

Even more common: 'Oxala' (oh-shah-LAH) taken from Arabic 'in sha lah' meaning the same thing.

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