The meaning of words.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

This has been done before. With NS having such a motley bunch of people from different nationalities, I am curious as to the meaning of certain words in your respective languages.

For example, 'curva', in Spanish, means 'curve'. Yet, IIRC, it's either Polish or Finnish where the word 'curva' stands for 'whore'.

Along those lines, NSG, which words in your language mean something entirely different in other languages?

[Rokartian States]

The word 'cum' in Latin, meaning 'with', 'while', or 'when'.

Many laughs were had when I first learned that word.

[The Norwegian Blue]

When learning French as a kid, I remember much amusement among my companions when we discovered that you shouldn't try using what seemed like a reasonable cognate when saying that a food had no preservatives, since "sans preservatifs" meant "without condoms." While I think everyone hopes their food is made without condoms, pointing it out still might get you some odd looks.

[Mike the Progressive]

Condoms in English means something entirely different from Mike's language, in Mike's language, it is something you aren't wearing while having sex, much like pulling out is something you won't do in my language.

[Buffett and Colbert]

There are plenty of giggle worthy ones... none of which I can remember at the moment. Of course there are differences between dialects in Spanish. If the OP told me to kill a "bicho," I might be slightly confused.

[Farnhamia]

Condoms in English means something entirely different from Mike's language, in Mike's language, it is something you aren't wearing while having sex, much like pulling out is something you won't do in my language.

From my admittedly limited experience of Mike's language, all words seem to be pronounced "Mike." *nod*

[Conserative Morality]

'Negro' in English and Spanish come to mind.

[Farnhamia]

'Negro' in English and Spanish come to mind.

And the pronunciation of the word for "black" in Latin won't win you many friends in certain places.

[Fartsniffage]

Condoms in English means something entirely different from Mike's language, in Mike's language, it is something you aren't wearing while having sex, much like pulling out is something you won't do in my language.

Didn't you make a post the other day about pulling out of a girls ass to spurt on your TV or something?

[Mike the Progressive]

Condoms in English means something entirely different from Mike's language, in Mike's language, it is something you aren't wearing while having sex, much like pulling out is something you won't do in my language.

Didn't you make a post the other day about pulling out of a girls ass to spurt on your TV or something?

Mike's language is very confusing. Sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.

[New Kereptica]

Mike's language is very confusing. Sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.

And how often do you say what you mean?

[Fartsniffage]

Didn't you make a post the other day about pulling out of a girls ass to spurt on your TV or something?

Mike's language is very confusing. Sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.

Ah, I see. It's somewhat similar the the language known in the UK as Talking Bollocks.

[Mike the Progressive]

Mike's language is very confusing. Sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.

And how often do you say what you mean?

It really depends if I think she will freak out or not. And depends if it is regular intercourse or in the butt. Semantics.

[Conserative Morality]

Mike's language is very confusing. Sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.

You are not a third person story; stop speaking as though you are narrating one.

[Mike the Progressive]

Mike's language is very confusing. Sometimes you mean what you say and sometimes you don't.

You are not a third person story; stop speaking as though you are narrating one.

Mike nods in agreement and hates people who do this.

[Dakini]

When learning French as a kid, I remember much amusement among my companions when we discovered that you shouldn't try using what seemed like a reasonable cognate when saying that a food had no preservatives, since "sans preservatifs" meant "without condoms." While I think everyone hopes their food is made without condoms, pointing it out still might get you some odd looks.

You also don't want to say that you're full by saying "Je suis plein" because it's a very crude way of saying "I'm pregnant". Instead you should say something like "J'ai assez/trop mangé".

[New Kereptica]

You are not a third person story; stop speaking as though you are narrating one.

"Mike's language" is its name. It can't be helped.

[Mike the Progressive]

You are not a third person story; stop speaking as though you are narrating one.

"Mike's language" is its name. It can't be helped.

^This too.

[Farnhamia]

You are not a third person story; stop speaking as though you are narrating one.

"Mike's language" is its name. It can't be helped.

And be glad he's translating. The original of "Mike nods in agreement and hates people who do this" is "Me mike mike mike mike mike mike mike mike" (I neglected to mention that the exception all words being pronounced "mike" is the name "Mike," which is pronounced "me."

[Mike the Progressive]

"Mike's language" is its name. It can't be helped.

And be glad he's translating. The original of "Mike nods in agreement and hates people who do this" is "Me mike mike mike mike mike mike mike mike" (I neglected to mention that the exception all words being pronounced "mike" is the name "Mike," which is pronounced "me."

Ah, so you know my language?

[Farnhamia]

And be glad he's translating. The original of "Mike nods in agreement and hates people who do this" is "Me mike mike mike mike mike mike mike mike" (I neglected to mention that the exception all words being pronounced "mike" is the name "Mike," which is pronounced "me."

Ah, so you know my language?

I've managed to pick up a little reading your posts.

[Mike the Progressive]

Ah, so you know my language?

I've managed to pick up a little reading your posts.

Interesting, considering I can barely understand the gibberish that one would call my posts.

[New Manvir]

In Punjabi, "barf" means "ice".

[Sociobiology]

I remember a discussion that English was one of the hardest languages to learn because we had not only inconsistence grammar, and different words for the same thing dependent on circumstances, (beef vs cow) but has emphasis, tonal connotations, non-phonetic spelling, and a dearth of particles.

the one thing we don't have is gender in most nouns, which is a small consolation.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 245618218#
later in the video he deals with were the term upset comes from and its great.
the sequel deals with were many brand names came from.

[Buffett and Colbert]

Oh, I remember it was all shits and giggles in my Italian class when we were talking about various types of pastas, one of which is "penne." Which means penis in Spanish.