<br>L O W L A N D S - L - 03 February 2007 - Volume 06<br><br>=========================================================================<br><br>From: <span id="_user_globalmoose@t-online.de" style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">
Global Moose Translations <<a href="mailto:globalmoose@t-online.de">globalmoose@t-online.de</a>></span><br>Subject: LL-L 'Idiomatica' 2007.02.04 (04) [E]<br><br><span class="q">
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>Johnny
wrote:</span></font></div>
<div><font><span>>Things are different with modern
idioms. I guess one has to live in the environment where these idioms arise to
be able to >understand them. On the list I learned that there are very
different idioms even between the different countries with English as >main
language, and the same it is between the different countries and regions with
German as main language- I'm sure I don't >understand all Austrian or
Bavarian idioms.</span></font></div>
<div><font><span></span></font> </div></span>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>Well,
yes, some idioms are quite regional. For example, the German idiom "Der hat
nicht alle Tassen im Schrank" (he's got a few cups missing from his cupboard)
would be something like "He's a few fries short of a Happy Meal" in America
(freely translateable as "der hat nicht alle Pommes in der Tüte" - actually,
there are very many varieties of this!), or "Die heeft een klap van de molen
gehad" in the Netherlands (he's been whacked by a windmill).</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>If you
don't understand an idiom, don't hesitate to ask, and then we can think up
equivalents in other languages. Maybe the most interesting comparisons could go
on the anniversary site, for those people who could scream at the thought of
having to read the thrilling tale of that wretched wren over and over...
;-)</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>Gabriele Kahn</span></font></div><br>