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Re: Language Corner
Hmmm ... cunning lot, these linguistspinhedz wrote:I've been hanging around with linguists alot. Some of them talk funny and say weird stuff like this:
"The constant misuse of the word 'literally' is making me figuratively insane."![]()
or this:
"He went hence. Whither we know not."![]()
or this:
"Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung!"![]()
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Hence has too many meanings in English, hence I ain't gonna use it. Literally.
felix- cool cat - mrkgnao!
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Re: Language Corner
...and here's one of them 'flashlight singers' now:pinhedz wrote:This will probably be hard to believe, but in some countries people say "torch" when they really mean "flashlight!"![]()
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Re: Language Corner
"teach, how doy you say it: (plural die) muéranse or muéransen?"
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Re: Language Corner
if mickey mouse is not dubbing I'm not watching
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Re: Language Corner
although not incorrect, jodidamente is not commonly used except for translations from English
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