deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?message-squaremessage-square164linkfedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square164linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareVinegarChunks@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoIt fills a big gap in English because there is no single English word to unambiguously answer a question like: “So you don’t want me to come over this afternoon?”
minus-squarenorbert_waggletail@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoThere would be, if people were able to understand the concept of single negation. But in practice, any single word answer to that question will likely lead to confusion or misunderstanding.
It fills a big gap in English because there is no single English word to unambiguously answer a question like:
“So you don’t want me to come over this afternoon?”
There would be, if people were able to understand the concept of single negation. But in practice, any single word answer to that question will likely lead to confusion or misunderstanding.