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    1. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy 5 Aug 2018
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      Right, although I’d translate “irrwitzig” to something like “insane” rather than “ridiculous”

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    2. Sandra Kamping‏ @sakamping 5 Aug 2018
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      hehe ... I would translate insane as "verrückt". I guess we could go ooooooooooooooooon about that forever :)

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    3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @sakamping @fMRI_guy @EveForster

      This kind of semantic sarcasm is actually very typical especially for British English. For example "fat chance" and "thin chance" mean "low chance". "Interesting" means boring in certain intonations. "Great" can mean terrible, "sure" can mean no, "lovely" dreadful, "nice" awful.

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    4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @o_guest @sakamping and

      We don't really this in Greek as a standard. It's obviously possible but in no way a typical way of talking.

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    5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @o_guest @sakamping and

      Oh, and one Americans get really confused by: "Clever" can mean really un-clever. 😂

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    6. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      I like to think I'm careful with these with non-native people who just moved to UK but it's really hard sometimes. I do try and explicitly explain it to them as well as how tricky phrasal verbs are. "Pop in", "carry away", "sort out"...

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    7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @o_guest @sakamping and

      There's a lot of high frequency verbs and expressions that you don't learn growing up internationally. It took me a while to adapt myself.

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    8. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @o_guest @sakamping and

      A really important one in UK is never sign an email with "regards" unless the recipient pissed you off. Them's fighting words.

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    9. Dr. Jens Foell‏ @fMRI_guy 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @o_guest @sakamping @EveForster

      Interesting — had no idea. Is “best regards” different?

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    10. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @fMRI_guy @sakamping @EveForster

      Yes, "best" "kind" etc make it polite.

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      Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @o_guest @fMRI_guy and

      @blahah404 probably can think of more examples. 😅

      6:26 AM - 5 Aug 2018
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        2. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 5 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @o_guest @fMRI_guy and

          😂😂 so many good examples already. Pretty much anything meaning good can mean bad when said with a falling intonation... perfect, brilliant, wonderful, "oh good" - all can mean "this is terrible" with the implied sense that we're all resigned to being disappointed constantly

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        3. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 5 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @blahah404 @o_guest and

          watching Blackadder and Yes Minister will give a pretty thorough tour of English that is "infused with a wistful melancholy" as Bill Bailey puts it.

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        4. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 5 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @blahah404 @o_guest and

          Oh great, I forked the thread. Just wonderful.

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        5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @blahah404 @fMRI_guy and

          How clever!

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        6. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 5 Aug 2018
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          Ouch 😂

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        7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 5 Aug 2018
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          Replying to @blahah404 @fMRI_guy and

          🌸🤣

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