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<p>[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 2259136, member: 35"]I emailed a friend of mine whose business was translation and he is French, so I figured he would know what tâtonné meant in this case. Here is his response:</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes to blindly search / fumble around</p><p><br /></p><p>The author is suggesting that it was more of a trial and error process meaning it could not become a standard.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was bugging me that I couldn’t find a good definition of tâtonner! So, it appears that the products of this factory was not held in the highest esteem. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 2259136, member: 35"]I emailed a friend of mine whose business was translation and he is French, so I figured he would know what tâtonné meant in this case. Here is his response: Yes to blindly search / fumble around The author is suggesting that it was more of a trial and error process meaning it could not become a standard. It was bugging me that I couldn’t find a good definition of tâtonner! So, it appears that the products of this factory was not held in the highest esteem. ;)[/QUOTE]
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