My cat has gone for a wander, I was calling out for him when I received a text message and for a brief moment I genuinely expected it to be him messaging me
Only Connect is on tonight at 8pm! But Rod Liddle, and others who find the intros difficult, would be advised to tune in at 8.02, by which time I'll have finished banging on about Helen who lives in The Matrix and has written us an anxious letter.
#OnlyConnect, 8.02pm @BBCTwo
Oh you want to change plans? Do something completely different than the logistics I’ve envisioned & as such cemented in my head? Sure that’s fine. I can be normal about that. Please excuse me for 10 minutes. If you hear screaming it is unrelated
PALESTINE HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
LEBANON HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
YEMEN HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
SYRIA HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
IRAN HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
@CreativeMFreak@wwxwashere Exactly! If you don’t have the dad/daddy distinction in your language (and obviously most don’t) it’s very hard to render it. It’s closer to maître or patron in some ways.
@BloodyButton@wwxwashere But remember there’s a massive difference between “daddy” and “dad”. I really can’t imagine any English native speaking person calling a sexual partner “dad” 🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮 grossgrossgrossGROSS! Translating it with the way you address your father is not the vibe ���😭
I remember many years ago when working in Slovenia, a colleague told me that the film “Everyone Says ‘I Love You’” had been really unsuccessful there because the translation of the title sounded ridiculous. No-one ever really says “ljubim te”!
@terrified_kitty@wwxwashere Most people stop using daddy to mean their male parent once they get to the age of about 8-10ish. (Some girls continue into their teens and beyond but most don’t.) So when “daddy” is used by adults it has a few other meanings and doesn’t automatically make you imagine a parent.