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Latest comment: 4 years ago by 92.184.104.115 in topic you can't teach an old dog new tricks

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Again, welcome! Mglovesfun (talk) 10:27, 3 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! --Coyau 23:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

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Hello Coyau,

I see you did this edit, but I'm not sure we can say this French saying is equivalent to the English saying. One means don't tell an expert how to do something, whereas the other means don't try to change someone's habits.

What do you think? — Automatik (talk) 18:12, 27 January 2015 (UTC)Reply

You are correct, Automatik. Another anonymous user added the same translation which I reverted. 92.184.104.115 19:11, 9 November 2020 (UTC)Reply