Re: AtD tramslation: The Hôtel de la Ville et Poste

[David Morris]

Beyond Reef having sloppy French, I think the context implies that he’s
bluffing about staying in a “fancy” hotel in the nearby resort town of
Domodossola.  He’s probably actually homeless.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 10:40 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don’t speak French, but I don’t think this is proper French, and I think
> that might be the point:  Reef’s French is sloppy.
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 8:10 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> P657.10-13   “Good to see you maintainin ’em standards,” Reef nodded.
>> “Wouldn’t do to get déclassé or nothin.”
>>        “We’re in Domodossola for a night or two. The Hôtel de la Ville et
>> Poste, I’m sure you know it.”
>>
>> What is "The Hôtel de la Ville et Poste" in English? Google Translate
>> gives
>> me "City Hall and Post Office", which doesn't quite make sense.
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