British folks are funny interesting weird.
No way » No güey » No weí!
WTF Spanish!
Wow. I might have to reconsider a lot of things after this.
Stephen Fry: There is no right language or wrong language any more than right or wrong clothes. Context, convention and circumstance are all.
Anecdote of the Day: Negative Double Positive
Based on a true story:
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
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emphasizing
Of course it’s important how you say it. A great example of this:
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
- I Didn’t Say You Stole My Money.
Playing with the language can make us realize the importance of (good) communication. Verbal interaction between human beings is the very foundation of our nature as an intelligent race, know that, live (speak) with that in mind and your ability to effectively communicate with others will be dramatically increased.
via geek2geek (don’t miss the comments, some of them are even better than the original post)
Usted, no lo diga:
El médico especializado en los ojos se llama oftalmólogo.
Sí, es cierto, la palabra oculista existe. Pero, en este caso, sería como tratar de curandero al médico cirujano…
