Pointless English
Jan 23rd 2015, 4:02 pm
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'' mi sembra vogliamo stare easy e basic senza......'' I just got sent this concerning a document the writer is supposed to be producing .
Jan 23rd 2015, 4:09 pm
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agree - means bugger all in english - probably because the folks who invented it didn't want us to understand it - just be impressed by how our "betters" were being so ckever and taking care of us so well.Makes you wonder if it could be an entertaining game to introduce a perfectly fake bit of us/brit/marketing waffle to italy and see if they fell for it in their desire to be modern.
Jan 23rd 2015, 4:18 pm
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Ah, trucco - one of my favourite italian words - always found it funny but never bothered to analyse why - then my italian partner suggested that it may be because of the echo of stucco.
Rather gives you faith in the italian language, and humour.
Jan 23rd 2015, 4:26 pm
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Speaking of bad translations: I expect everyone has seen Renzi's '12 Points' for La Buona Scuola in English ??? https://labuonascuola.gov.it/index_en/
Jan 23rd 2015, 4:29 pm
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I agree you just take names for things for granted in your own language and it is not till you have to translate them, that you actually analyse them e.g. make-up is trucco which also means trick and make-up could have come from making something up like a false mask, or a joke!
Jan 24th 2015, 5:19 pm
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Clickare, downloadare, badgare (for swiping work badge on entering place of work)
Also, when used, they seem to prefer the US English 'center' to the Brit English 'centre'. Centro??
Also, when used, they seem to prefer the US English 'center' to the Brit English 'centre'. Centro??
Jan 24th 2015, 6:05 pm
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In keeping with the title 'Pointless English', when communicating, perhaps the Italians should
Which makes me wonder, how exactly would one say, "I'm knocking 'em bandy!" in
Italian.......
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Jan 24th 2015, 6:55 pm
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my business English students tell me they use these words.
Jan 25th 2015, 8:38 am
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OMG are these people for real? Latest government tourism promotion for Expo 2015. 'Very Bello'. Franceschini bites the dust once again.bye bye dicette l'inglese.
Jan 26th 2015, 6:21 am
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Saturday morning on the radio I heard all about the opening of ''' INCO STORE'' in Parma ...a whole shop dedicated to the needs of the incontinent and those with diverse urinary needs .
Jan 26th 2015, 7:03 am
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Francheschini boasting about how he is even launching his appeal for museum managers via The Economist (wow!) and then calling his project 'very bello' ..
Jan 26th 2015, 7:06 am
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Do they do very heavily branded bags?
Not in the same league at all but
I remember maybe 3 decades ago seeing a shop calling itself a
Pulloveria
Jan 26th 2015, 7:13 am
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"pulloveria" fantastic!
Jan 26th 2015, 7:28 am
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Very bello ... just makes me cringe with embarassment. I suppose calling it 'Bellissimo' was out of the question (a word which even the most linguistically-ignorant of tourists understands)?
Francheschini boasting about how he is even launching his appeal for museum managers via The Economist (wow!) and then calling his project 'very bello' ..
Francheschini boasting about how he is even launching his appeal for museum managers via The Economist (wow!) and then calling his project 'very bello' ..
At this rate i'll be seeing "expresso"
Still a fair few of those signs around britain