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The 1905 draft of a treaty between Russia and Japan, written in both French and English, treated the English control and French contrôler as synonyms when in fact the English form means to dominate or hold power while the French means simply to inspect. The treaty nearly fell apart as a result. The

Bill Bryson

The 1905 draft of a treaty between Russia and Japan, written in both French and English, treated the English control and French contrôler as synonyms when in fact the English form means to dominate or hold power while the French means simply to inspect. The treaty nearly fell apart as a result. The

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