Fun with Swedish language
I was standing with A at a bus stop in Stockholm near her home, when a neighbor walked up to her. They exchanged these words: "moron" -- "moron", and went on to have an ordinary conversation. I had to suppress a chuckle. Yes, I realized "moron" must mean morning in Swedish, but it was still funny. (Actually it's spelled "morgon", but the g is silent.)
In this spirit, I took several pictures of Swedish signs that contain words that mean something funny in English. Or at least funny to me, thanks to my unsophisticated sense of humor. :-) So, in this post I will take cheap shots at Swedish language and attempt to make lame multilingual puns.
I guess an older name for an elevator must have been "clang" or "clatter"? :-)
Bemanning, as is pretty obvious, means "staffing" in Swedish. And how charmingly quirky it sounds in English, with its archaic prefix be, something straight out of high fantasy, as in words bestow or bedeck. "We will beman the walls of your castle with our sharpest-eyed Elven archers!" :-)
It means "end station", or terminal, in Swedish. Yes, I am easily amused.:-)
In this spirit, I took several pictures of Swedish signs that contain words that mean something funny in English. Or at least funny to me, thanks to my unsophisticated sense of humor. :-) So, in this post I will take cheap shots at Swedish language and attempt to make lame multilingual puns.
I guess an older name for an elevator must have been "clang" or "clatter"? :-)
Bemanning, as is pretty obvious, means "staffing" in Swedish. And how charmingly quirky it sounds in English, with its archaic prefix be, something straight out of high fantasy, as in words bestow or bedeck. "We will beman the walls of your castle with our sharpest-eyed Elven archers!" :-)
It means "end station", or terminal, in Swedish. Yes, I am easily amused.:-)