𝔸n army Major visits the sick soldiers of his platoon, approaches one private and asks: "What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic syphilis, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To go back to the front, Sir."
"Good man." says the Major, as he goes to the next bed.
"What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic piles, Sir".
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To go back to the front, Sir."
"Good man", says the Major, as he goes to the next bed.
"What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic gum disease, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To get the wire brush before the other two, Sir"
English uses more common, medical terms than French does. For example, it is more common in English to say "gum disease" (maladie des gencives) than gingivitis. And if you have forgotten, the suffix -itis is -ite in French, to signify "inflammation of". For example: meningitis/otitis (ear infection)/conjunctivitis (pink eye) etc.
"Chronic syphilis, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To go back to the front, Sir."
"Good man." says the Major, as he goes to the next bed.
"What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic piles, Sir".
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To go back to the front, Sir."
"Good man", says the Major, as he goes to the next bed.
"What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic gum disease, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To get the wire brush before the other two, Sir"
English uses more common, medical terms than French does. For example, it is more common in English to say "gum disease" (maladie des gencives) than gingivitis. And if you have forgotten, the suffix -itis is -ite in French, to signify "inflammation of". For example: meningitis/otitis (ear infection)/conjunctivitis (pink eye) etc.
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