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    Parries

    Ok, i feel a little silly but i have to know....
    I learnt the parries in french (i.e carte, quinte etc) but i noticed americans say numbers, my french isnt good enought to translate, what do they mean? I got that 8 was octave but im struggling!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clare
    Ok, i feel a little silly but i have to know....
    I learnt the parries in french (i.e carte, quinte etc) but i noticed americans say numbers, my french isnt good enought to translate, what do they mean? I got that 8 was octave but im struggling!
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    Zilverzmurfen, o.k., for us now you have to graphically demonstrate the posture for each of them, online.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Silvernail
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inquartata
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