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lieven:
> Another example showing why one should avoid translating idioms literally.

hahaha ! believe it or not, this was EXACTLY my first thought, as soon as
this phrase was translated on this thread.

Translating idioms literally can severely confuse the reader.

qunnoq

On 6 Jul 2017 9:37 pm, "Lieven" <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> ghel qunnoq:
> >     > pa' SoHtaH pagh meyrI' SoHtaH!
> >     "there you are or a square you are being" ?
>
> Am 05.07.2017 um 18:58 schrieb Elizabeth Faber:
>
>> "Be there or be square" is an idiomatic expression in American English,
>>
>
> Another example showing why one should avoid translating idioms literally.
>
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