Probably helpful for Americans too: Anglo-EU Translation Guide (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672)
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 24, 2012, 02:58:09 AM
Probably helpful for Americans too: Anglo-EU Translation Guide (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672)
Apart from 'Very Interesting' I would agree with most of them.
LOL! But I think it simply boils down to this:
UK says No
UK means No, you filthy frog-eating swine / bloody Kraut bastard
EU thinks Damn Brits - how dare you win two wars for / against us? You must crawl in the mud.
Quote from: Tank on January 24, 2012, 08:58:00 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 24, 2012, 02:58:09 AM
Probably helpful for Americans too: Anglo-EU Translation Guide (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672)
Apart from 'Very Interesting' I would agree with most of them.
Thats how I have always used it though. If I say 'interesting' in a work situation I'm really saying 'its not bad (translation = good) but totally wrong'.
Quote from: Crow on January 24, 2012, 02:08:40 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 24, 2012, 08:58:00 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 24, 2012, 02:58:09 AM
Probably helpful for Americans too: Anglo-EU Translation Guide (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672)
Apart from 'Very Interesting' I would agree with most of them.
Thats how I have always used it though. If I say 'interesting' in a work situation I'm really saying 'its not bad (translation = good) but totally wrong'.
Oh dear, if we can't agree then we 'art fucked!
Quote from: Tank on January 24, 2012, 02:10:43 PM
Oh dear, if we can't agree then we 'art fucked!
Totally fucked!
Quote from: Tank on January 24, 2012, 08:58:00 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 24, 2012, 02:58:09 AM
Probably helpful for Americans too: Anglo-EU Translation Guide (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=5672)
Apart from 'Very Interesting' I would agree with most of them.
yeah, I thought the same thing. Pretty much all the others ring true, and is just us Brits being super polite, but if I say I think something's very interesting it's because I genuinely think it's very interesting.
American's are nowhere near this polite. Although, I speak a sub-american cultural dialect. Let's see here...
"Here, look..." -> I'm trying to help.
"Yeah right." -> What you just said is stupid.
"I need to go." -> You should go.
"Not necessarily." -> I disagree.
"Maybe..." -> The solution is obvious.
"I'm just trying to help." -> Why can't you take my advice!??
The list goes on and on.