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From: ags@pucc-k (Seaman)
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Subject: Re: Translation Humor - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 10:04:52 EST
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It was pointed out that the correct way to say "I am warm" in German is
"Mir ist [es] warm," rather than the more obvious (to an English-speaking
person) "Ich bin warm," since the latter means "I am gay."

In a similar vein, "I am cold" is correctly translated "Mir ist es kalt,"
(literally, "It is cold to me").  "Ich bin kalt" means "I am (sexually)
frigid."


				Dave Seaman
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