Off topic: Better not 'stick' around outside during a storm Thread poster: Thomas T. Frost
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Disclaimer: strictly not related to translation. The Local Germany advised Germans before an expected storm last week: "After the sunshine of the past few days, Germans are being advised to baton down the hatches, as a low pressure threatens to bring storms and heavy rain w... See more Disclaimer: strictly not related to translation. The Local Germany advised Germans before an expected storm last week: "After the sunshine of the past few days, Germans are being advised to baton down the hatches, as a low pressure threatens to bring storms and heavy rain with it." http://www.thelocal.de/20150724/storms-set-to-hit-germany-over-weekend Using sticks to smash down the hatches probably won't help. Maybe the journalist wanted to stick it to the editor because of a quarrel. I'd prefer to stick up for a journalist writing correct English, though, even if the editor should be stuck-up. Or maybe the journalist was simply from Baton Rouge. ▲ Collapse | | | Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 15:02 Member (2008) Italian to English
And was there just one low pressure? That's a relief. | | | Thomas T. Frost Portugal Local time: 15:02 Danish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Journalist under pressure | Aug 1, 2015 |
Tom in London wrote: And was there just one low pressure? That's a relief. Maybe the journalist is only paid one money per article. | | | Thomas T. Frost Portugal Local time: 15:02 Danish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER Reminds me of Westminster's "course-grained oak panelling" | Aug 1, 2015 |
The German batons reminded me of what Boris Johnson wrote about the Palace of Westminster in the Daily Telegraph a while ago: "The décor is predictable: green leather and brass studs; heavy course-grained oak panelling and Pugin wallpaper; a few prints, slightly squiffily hung." ... See more The German batons reminded me of what Boris Johnson wrote about the Palace of Westminster in the Daily Telegraph a while ago: "The décor is predictable: green leather and brass studs; heavy course-grained oak panelling and Pugin wallpaper; a few prints, slightly squiffily hung." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11156956/Boris-Johnson-The-day-Churchill-saved-Britain-from-the-Nazis.html That oak has apparently run its course, of course, in the course of time. Or maybe it's just coarse editing. "Squiffily" hasn't made it to the dictionaries yet. Boris Johnson always was ahead of his time. Thankfully, the Pugin wallpaper didn't end up as plug-in wallpaper. ▲ Collapse | |
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Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 15:02 Member (2008) Italian to English
Thomas T. Frost wrote: ì Boris Johnson always was ahead of his time. Boris Johnson is a lazy, nasty, very stupid person. | | | Thomas T. Frost Portugal Local time: 15:02 Danish to English + ... TOPIC STARTER
Tom in London wrote: Thomas T. Frost wrote: ì Boris Johnson always was ahead of his time. Boris Johnson is a lazy, nasty, very stupid person. It was meant as sarcasm although it may not have been obvious | | | neilmac Spain Local time: 16:02 Spanish to English + ... Baton this... | Aug 2, 2015 |
I often use the expression "batten down the hatches" as I run around the garden tying things down or moving them to a safer position in the fierce storms we get around here, so this spelling mistake really gets my goat. And I agree with Tom... BJ (ahem) sucks big time PS: Don't bother looking for "stick" puns in my comment, as there aren't any.
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