Ah, yes - one of the few proverbs that are exactly the same in English and German.Dragongirl said::: knock on wood ::
Pah! In Dutch it has to be untreated wood.Darkness said:Ah, yes - one of the few proverbs that are exactly the same in English and German.![]()
Rav said:Pah! In Dutch it has to be untreated wood.
Oh NOO! That would be doing disserve to the entire practice of knocking on wood! You would be hitting the varnish, not the wood!Danzilla said:
knock on untreated wood?
I think I was lost with that one...wouldn't treated wood knock just the same?