LL-L "Idiomatica" 2008.06.20 (01) [E]

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From: Mike Morgan <mwmosaka at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2008.06.18 (03) [E]

Speaking of euphemisms (as opposed to going in the OTHER direction and
getting sonwright scatalogical, which Americans of MY generation, at least,
are also prone to) for the "t'" word:
(and sorry if I duplicate any that have already been covered; I have been
too busy to go through all recent Lowlands mails yet)

see a man about a horse

And in MY house, we have adopted a cute expression from when my son was 3
years old and we were living in Adana, Turkey:

poopaja(ğı)m / peeyeje(ği)m = I am going (Turkish 1st sg future tense form)
to poop / pee (I use the English spelelings for the roots)

PS Here in Bombay, one almost always sees some expression about "doing the
needful" at the end of letters (usually directing you the reader of the
letter to take the appropriate actition). Some non-Indian English speakers
find this expression quite "cute"; I always have a problem with it (and when
i use it "I will do the needful" i am ALWAYS a being at least a bit
sarcastic ... though that is probably lost on the recipient).

Anyway, Russian for "doing one's business" is :
идти по нужде /idti po nuZde/ to go according to need = go to the toilet

So maybe next time I have to go to the tolet here, I will say that I need to
"do the needful" ... and THAT will leave them wondering!

MWM || マイク || Мика || माईक || માઈક || ਮਾਈਕ
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Dr Michael W Morgan
Managing Director
Ishara Foundation
Mumbai (Bombay), India
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माईकल मोर्गन (पी.एच.डी.)
मेनेजिंग डॉयरेक्टर
ईशारा फॉउंडेशन (मुंबई )
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茂流岸マイク(言語学博士)
イシャラ基金の専務理事・事務局長
ムンバイ(ボンベイ)、インド
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