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>> Where's emanuela when we need her??
Funny: I was some days in Canada, and in fact | noticed that this way of writing shows a difference in the culture:
We are more direct: we could write
NON FUMARE (= Don't smoke)
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E' VIETATO FUMARE (= to smoke is forbidden).
Ciao
Emanuela
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Hey, Jackie, u no i carnt spill
Sorry, sweet mav. T'wasn't a chastisement in any sense.
It's just that I can't knowingly put something wrong without some specific reason.
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Your translation from Italian is just as funny as the original translation from English into Italian. "E' pericoloso sporgersi" is a warning about the danger of "sticking your head too far" out of.. or into...
Italian warning signs are just that: warning. The "Grazie per non fumare" is not a warning. It should read: "Vietato fumare". This sign carries an order and would leave the person the choice and responsibility for the actions taken and possibly suffer the consequences for it. This approach leaves the person with the dignity of making choices rather than the guity feeling for not having satisfied the request for which has received anticipated Thanks. Hence the difference between English and Italian.
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