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Is this English: Yes (riffing off the "Is this Arabic" that was posted a few days ago - it's a lot easier in english, ie if the speaker says ti's english, it's
by nqzero 4y ago
Is this English: Yes
(riffing off the "Is this Arabic" that was posted a few days ago - it's a lot easier in english, ie if the speaker says ti's english, it's english)
- dsr_ 4y agoMore precisely: Is this English? Cool cool, it finna be.
- wolverine876 4y agoWhat do you think that says, and in what dialect? If the intended dialect and meaning are what I think, the definition of 'finna' and the overall usage are wrong.
- hinkley 4y agoWith English it’s not a case of “if” but “when”.
- walrus01 4y agospeaking of Arabic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Arabi...
- slim 4y agoI won't miss his is a unique occasion to post this arabic meme (one has to spend his karma) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1e62d6wHIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1e62d6wHIU Explanation to get around HN guidelines : The guy says : "Hey Morsi [ndlr. common male name in Egypt], Is this English ?". It started when Modamed Morsi was president of Egypt and spoke in incomprehensible English. Since most arabic speaking people are notoriously bad at English, it became a meme used when someone says something incomprehensible in any language
- tikkabhuna 4y agoSometimes speakers say its French as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_my_French https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_my_French