All this talk of language reminds me of the story about Winston Churchill addressing an assembly of Frenchmen. The Prime Minister attempted to say: "When I look at my past, I see that it is divided into two parts..."

What came out was this: "Quand je regarde mon derriere, je vois que c'est divisee en deux parties..."

Which is more closely translated as "When I look at my rear, I see that it is divided into two parts..."