Comments on: It’s not funny - is it? http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/its-not-funny-is-it/ Any language, any time, anywhere Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: How to say what you’re really thinking | Language Trainers UK Blog http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/its-not-funny-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 How to say what you’re really thinking | Language Trainers UK Blog Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:13:56 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/22/its-not-funny-is-it/#comment-2005 [...] writing about how I didn’t think it was funny to purposely give people the wrong translation for something, I was linked to the Zompist phrasebook by reader Adrian. I hadn’t heard of the [...] [...] writing about how I didn’t think it was funny to purposely give people the wrong translation for something, I was linked to the Zompist phrasebook by reader Adrian. I hadn’t heard of the [...]

]]> By: Wendy http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/its-not-funny-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 Wendy Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:41:17 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/22/its-not-funny-is-it/#comment-2002 Thanks for the comments, guys! Adrian, thanks for the email, and the link to the Zompist phrasebook. I hadn't seen it before. Wes, I'm glad it worked out in the end! Thanks for the comments, guys!

Adrian, thanks for the email, and the link to the Zompist phrasebook. I hadn’t seen it before.

Wes, I’m glad it worked out in the end!

]]> By: Wes http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/its-not-funny-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Wes Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:07:48 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/22/its-not-funny-is-it/#comment-1925 I played the prankster once on a friend when I introduced my then girlfriend. I told him 'kann ich haben eine kusse bitte' was a Swiss greeting... but you know what? It backfired on me, she did! She is now my wife so things worked out well in the end. I played the prankster once on a friend when I introduced my then girlfriend. I told him ‘kann ich haben eine kusse bitte’ was a Swiss greeting… but you know what? It backfired on me, she did! She is now my wife so things worked out well in the end.

]]> By: Adrian Morgan http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/15/its-not-funny-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Adrian Morgan Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:15:25 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/07/22/its-not-funny-is-it/#comment-1923 I think I agree with you that these kinds of stunts should not be encouraged (even if it really is the height of gullability to think there might be magic words in any language that will make people go out with you). But as long as the person you've just sworn at can figure out what's going on, there's probably no harm done. I trust you've read the Zompist phrasebook at http://www.zompist.com/phrases.html . . . (On another subject, I sent you an email a short time ago.) I think I agree with you that these kinds of stunts should not be encouraged (even if it really is the height of gullability to think there might be magic words in any language that will make people go out with you). But as long as the person you’ve just sworn at can figure out what’s going on, there’s probably no harm done.

I trust you’ve read the Zompist phrasebook at http://www.zompist.com/phrases.html . . .

(On another subject, I sent you an email a short time ago.)

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