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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is one of the greatest burns I’ve ever seen

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I misread it as "a garage on every street" and didn't get it at all. On a reread it makes much more sense.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is it supposed to be a burn? Based on the comment about Arabic being a romantic language I initially interpreted it to mean that there’s metaphorical garbage on every street so the writer can’t forget about the subject because they can’t find anything remotely as good anywhere else. Then rereading it I thought maybe it means there’s literal garbage everywhere and it reminds the writer of the subject because the writer now views them as trash.

I really don’t know. Maybe I need a little more context? Maybe the translation is very literal and it could be written a little differently (if less accurately) to convey the intent more clearly?

Translation is hard.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Reads as a burn to me. Romantic in this sense just means eloquent. Instead of saying "Sandra is trash" you church it up some.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

That’s a good point. If I had to, I’d stick with my original interpretation, but you raise a valid question. You’re also correct in saying that translation is hard.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

everyone is fighting a battle you don't know

attack her while she's distracted

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can anybody transcribe the first word? I can't make it out

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm not very good at this, still learning, thanks for your help!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

شلون (shlon)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Move to a cleaner country, I guess.