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   From: sergiogatti@meine-wahrheit-deine-wahrheit.de   
      
   Janet hat am 13.11.2024 um 20:52 geschrieben:   
   > In article ,   
   > Some BrE speakers would take it further   
   >>   
   >> "He's been and gone and done it".   
   >>   
   >> Or even (cross-thread) "He's _only_ been and gone and done it".   
   >   
   >   
   >    "Gonnae nae dae that".   
   >   
   >    Glaswegian to English translation:   
   >   
   >    "I strongly advise you to desist."   
      
      
   A word for word translation is usually not desirable, but is it   
   possible? I'm asking because I'd like to understand the way the   
   Glaswegian sentence is formed.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)