Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The Subtleties of Language

Amsterdam:

 You've all been to a "Stop and Go" for a soft drink or some chips, right? The Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands has a similar shop called the "Take it...and Leave."

Why does that sound so much more hostile than 'stop and go'? The subtleties of language are what make language study so difficult. Remind me to tell you about a favorite missionary game, "My worst language bloopers." It's really funny!



3 comments:

Unknown said...

Ha - I love it!

Unknown said...

Too funny. I love this kind of thing! Wish I could think of some good examples from Mexico...

Unknown said...

i love it! that is so funny