Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 days ago you could have just said No, you could not, and that’s what makes it a Jiddish joke. It’s cultural, not linguistic.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoFYI…you might want to edit. Or not, because it’s funny that way.
No, you could not, and that’s what makes it a Jiddish joke. It’s cultural, not linguistic.
FYI…you might want to edit. Or not, because it’s funny that way.