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rearranging-deck-chairs · 1 year ago

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theres a turn of phrase i use that im pretty sure is neither english nor dutch and also warps the function of the word 'right' in both languages at the same time but i keep using it bc it's just quicker than any other way and im a writer of shortcuts

#p sure ive turned 'right' into a noun here which. it is not?#at least not in the sense that im using it here #when someone is right. thats not a noun.#in iemand gelijk geven it does sort of sound like it could be a noun but im not sure #i think i went. 'iemand gelijk geven' (lit. give someone right. 'admit someone IS right') ->#'haar gelijk geven' (lit. give HER right. 'admit SHE'S right') ->#this #i just fudged the verb and 'right' went wobbly prob bc it has a different function in english and dutch but im not sure #either way i dont think this is parseable to an english reader #nonetheless i will keep using it #'who cares if they know what i mean i like these words in this way'#it's just you need a gelijk geven in english and i dont know what else it would be #now i need to find out if french has a gelijk geven #DONNER RAISON hahahah hell yeah 🤝

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