Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Shy

Hi!
 I'm a little shy!
E un po' che "lurko" in questo NG (quando il mio News-server funziona)  e
siccome è la prima volta  "that I write to a NG", e qui siete tutti molto
dotti e witty, spero di non combinare pasticci.
Sono Italiana ma ho frequentato tutte le scuole in Inglese (in Africa)
L'italiano l'ho
imparato leggendo e soprattutto parlando, quindi spero scuserete i miei
inevitabili errori (not fishing for compliments but for corrections).
Amo molto leggere, ma quando posso, cerco sempre di leggere i libri in
originale perché spesso "sento" la traduzione ... anche se ho un'enorme
ammirazione per i poveri traduttori.
Anch'io, nel mio piccolo, ne ho fatta qualcuna, (più che altro correzioni di
piccole guide turistiche in inglese) e so quanto sia difficile.
Spero di imparare anche un po' di grammatica italiana qui, ma alla mia età
(-50+) forse e un pò troppo tardi.
Che bello comunque poter scrivere in tutte due le lingue ed essere capiti al
volo.
Poi sono fascinated dalle origini delle parole e ho seguito con interesse il
"rush bush" thread.
La mia "pet hate", è la pronuncia all'inglese di "stage".
" vado a fare un palcoscenico"
Non so cos'altro dire, non vorrei essere prolissa, so that's me in a
nutshell.
Mani
BTW Ecco alcune chicche che ho trovato nelle guide che ho corretto.
merli del castello -  tradotti in - *blackbirds*
a cavallo delle montagne  -  tradotto -  on *horseback* over the mountains
preziosa urna  - tradotto in - precious *ballot-box*

 preziosa urna  - tradotto in - precious *ballot-box*
LOL
E' deprimente scoprire che ci sono dei traduttori talmente ignoranti in giro,
però.
I'm off on holiday for a couple of days, see you all when I get back.
Mary
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Ok, I'm weird. But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

preziosa urna  - tradotto in - precious *ballot-box*
ROTFL!!!! :-D
ciao e benvenuta!
Gennaro
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Cos'e' una "pet hate"?
Cerdo sia una specie di pet peeve.
Qualcosa che ti da particolarmente fastidio, come lavare i piatti o portare
fuori la spazzatura.
saluti,
Peltio

dotti e witty,
Allora il tuo news server oltre a funzionare a intermittenza non riporta i
miei messaggi...
benvenuta,
Peltio
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OT artist.

 BTW Ecco alcune chicche
Per favore spiegatemi il significato di "chicca".  Questa parola non esisteva
quando vivevo io in Italia.
Benvenuta!
ciao
Arianna
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Premetto che non ho guardato su alcun dizionario, vado solo a memoria :-)
Una chicca dovrebbe essere un qualcosa di piccolo e prezioso. In questo
caso, in senso figurato, indica una parola che per la sua traduzione
errata e divertente rappresenta una rarita' (quindi preziosa).
Spero di non aver prodotto un'altra chicca ^___^
mandi
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 " vado a fare un palcoscenico"
Il mio invece e' "vado a fare un palcoscenico" ^__-
Scusa, ma cosa vuoi dire?
La parte piu' bella della tua mail e' questo misto di italiano
e inglese. E' bellissimo. Scrivi spesso ti prego!
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Peltio
Grazie del benvenuto anche a Gennaro e Arianna.
Si, si, questa volta  riporta.  Sono io che  non sono attaccata al PC per
troppo tempo. My eyes tire easily (old age!).
Pet hate (forse peeve si usa piů in the US?) - una cosa che irrita
particolarmente.
Chicca? Non mi viene in mente l'equivalente inglese..
Mani

Mary
Enjoy your holiday.
Mani

Mani
Cupcake?
Welcome aboard dear. Be our friend.
Ciao
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching

errata e divertente rappresenta una rarita' (quindi preziosa).
Sì, una chicca è generalmente una finezza, in tutti i sensi.
Bye Asoka xx'82
<< However fast you may run, you will never overreach the ball >>

mandi
Temevo che confondesse, ma per me č piů facile cosě. I'm lazy. When an
Italian
word doesn't come to mind, I use English or viceversa . You should see my
lista della spesa!
Water, pane, cat-food, caffé, veggies, burro, milk, etc.
Mani

Isa
Thank you Captain. I hope I'll be a worthy member of the crew (when my
server works )
Mani

server works )
No darling, when addressing me you go 'Thank you, Your Royal Highness'.
:-))))) (let someone else explain why... LOL).
We are sure you'll be a worthy member of the Realm.
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Dear Peltio,
......or  even when the truck delivering flour to the bakery across the road bursts its hose which transfers the flour from inside the truck to the silo in the bakery, but the air compressor continues blasting it out unabated, and " it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"  even if it is the middle of July. 
Yes, I do believe that would count as a pet hate/pet peeve.
I remain as always, ecc
Bambi
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        YRH
        If the ancient dictionary be thine, and it be indeed ancient, your
majesty is surely showing sings of age. I had always thought royalty
ageless. Another myth shattered.
All things must pass. But I'm not letting that sissy Charles sit here, not
for a long time. Let him play in the biologically correct veggie garden
growing his chemicals-free cucumbers.
        Our own IsabellaZ (mindful of the 'Z' please for there dwells within
the kingdom yet another by the name) has been duly and democratically
elected to be 1/3 of the Illustrious  Sovereigns who reign over our humble
newsgroup.
Look at the way Bambi tactfully forgets to mention she's one of the other
two thirds... it doesn't get much classier than this does it?
Love to all my dear subjects,
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 quando vivevo io in Italia.
Letteralmente significa "dolciume, caramella". Si usa di solito per
segnalare qualcosa di piccolo, raro e prezioso -un'informazione
succulenta e poco nota, una sorpresina gradita.

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Dear Isabella,
Does YRH mean that when Charlie boy has said to me he was going to watch his
cucumber grow, he really meant he was going to watch his cucumber grow, and
Camilla non c'entra niente?
And when he asked if one would like to come and see a splendid example of
rococo detailing, he was truly referring to architectural design elements?
Say it isn't so, I pray thee.
Another myth gone to the dogs.
As for the undersigned's status within the Illustrious Realm, wisdom would
seem to dictate that in such cases, it is wiser to wait for a Royal
Proclamation confirming any change in status, lest one finds oneself being
escorted off unceremoniously  to the Tower charged with impudence.
I remain as always,
Bambi
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:        Our own IsabellaZ (mindful of the 'Z' please for there dwells
within
:the kingdom yet another by the name) has been duly and democratically
:elected to be 1/3 of the Illustrious  Sovereigns who reign over our humble
:newsgroup.
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:Look at the way Bambi tactfully forgets to mention she's one of the other
:two thirds... it doesn't get much classier than this does it?
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:Love to all my dear subjects,
:Isa
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AHH... a brush with Royalty at last. I knew that the curtseys I was
taught at my Convent School for aristocratic girls would come in handy some
day.
I therefore thank You both for Your gracious welcome.
I curtsey with elegance before Your Royal Highnesses, hoping my aged knees
won’t produce an unladylike creak.
I also humbly apologise for my double postings but I haven’t quite mastered
my News Program yet.
Yours very respectfully
Mani

Mani
LOL
Mani dear, I'm just a humble subject but let me tell you...
You MUST stay with us! :-)))
A warm welcome
Anna


Thank you Anna,
I really hope to stay, as I know I will learn a lot here. My
contributions however, will be limited in the course of the next month.
The legitimate owners of the room where the computer resides (I.e. my
daughters) are coming home on holiday and they obviously will not appreciate
any
intrusions.
Mani


Have you noticed how this NG's taking off lately?
I go away for 4 days and there are 185 new messages when I get back, yet I
remember somebody saying not very long ago that this was a 10-15 message a day
group.
It's getting to be more of an empire than a realm.
Mary
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"What are you doing with those two pieces of wood?" Tom asked crossly.

It's getting to be more of an empire than a realm.
Well, well, well. I'd never have said so myself, but since General Cassidy
here was so clever as to point this out... (yes dear, I've decided to field
promote you from the rank and file).
How about you all start calling me Empress? It has such a nice sound to
it...
OK, OK, I'm going back to the stables now. Charlie? What the heck are you
doing to that watermelon, pray tell?...
(voices die away in the distance)...
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
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"To go back to the stables" is an idiomatic sentence of just a yr sentence?
Just a joke of mine, pretending to be in HRH Elisabeth II's shoes (well, no,
riding boots) for a second. Charlie is obviously my loony son.
:-)
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