Comments on: It’s All Greek To Us http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jodi kendall http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122674 jodi kendall Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:35:36 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122674 This is hilarious! I'm an NYC-based writer for the National Geographic Channel and recently discovered your blog. www.jodikendall.blogspot.com www.jodikendall.com This is hilarious!

I’m an NYC-based writer for the National Geographic Channel and recently discovered your blog.

http://www.jodikendall.blogspot.com
http://www.jodikendall.com

]]> By: jbhat http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122671 jbhat Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:03:02 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122671 This was very hilarity-inspiring laughs through the morning. : ) This was very hilarity-inspiring laughs through the morning. : )

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122652 YoungHouseLove Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:42:19 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122652 Haha! So glad to hear they weren't suggesting John did it in the yard with Burger watching! Whew. Thanks for shedding even more light on those hilarious translations! xo, s

Haha! So glad to hear they weren’t suggesting John did it in the yard with Burger watching! Whew. Thanks for shedding even more light on those hilarious translations!

xo,
s

]]> By: dansem http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122648 dansem Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:40:55 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122648 Hi all! Ok, this is yet another post from a greek trying to explain the unexplainable... In the "back yard wedding-gutter" incident the "he" actually goes for the ceremony itself! In greek (as in french, german and many other languages) all words have a gender, so for example a window is neutral but a curtain is female! In the same way, a wedding is male (even though a ceremony is female, confused yet?)... Soooo, "he did it in the yard" is an inaccurate translation of "he (the wedding) took place in the yard". They're not pinning it all on John, or Burger for that matter... Slightly better, isn't it? Oh, and: terrible/horrible DIY is not so much a mistake in translation, as is it a matter of context - the word "fovero" which I'm guessing was used, does indeed mean "scary" but it's used positively more often than not. Kind of like awesome can be awe-inspiring or just plain lovely. [on that note, think how Google-translate would translate "mind-blowing DIY" in any language other than English...] Hope this helps (and sorry it's so long) - I have to say, being able to understand how this got so messed up doesn't take any of the fun out of it!!! I can only hope you guys get ridiculously famous and get loads of international mentions we can all read translated... Hi all!
Ok, this is yet another post from a greek trying to explain the unexplainable…
In the “back yard wedding-gutter” incident the “he” actually goes for the ceremony itself! In greek (as in french, german and many other languages) all words have a gender, so for example a window is neutral but a curtain is female! In the same way, a wedding is male (even though a ceremony is female, confused yet?)…
Soooo, “he did it in the yard” is an inaccurate translation of “he (the wedding) took place in the yard”. They’re not pinning it all on John, or Burger for that matter… Slightly better, isn’t it?
Oh, and: terrible/horrible DIY is not so much a mistake in translation, as is it a matter of context – the word “fovero” which I’m guessing was used, does indeed mean “scary” but it’s used positively more often than not. Kind of like awesome can be awe-inspiring or just plain lovely. [on that note, think how Google-translate would translate "mind-blowing DIY" in any language other than English...]
Hope this helps (and sorry it’s so long) – I have to say, being able to understand how this got so messed up doesn’t take any of the fun out of it!!! I can only hope you guys get ridiculously famous and get loads of international mentions we can all read translated…

]]> By: eriol78 http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122647 eriol78 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:44:14 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122647 Hi John and Sherry, the famous goutsou-goutsou couple! Being a greek myself, but also too lazy to go through all the comments to see if someone else pointed out, I would like to contribute my translation on the 'diabetic shock' part. It's more acurate translation is: 'The housedog (the blog's name) is sorry for any diabetic shocks, this sweet spectacle my have caused.' But then again google knows best, right? :) I actually found out about your blog from that exact post of the 'housedog' and since then I have read all of your posts. I must say that it makes me feel like ripping apart my kitchen and start painting cabinets :) Keep up the good (DIY) work! PS: Congrats on your newly acquired baby! Hi John and Sherry, the famous goutsou-goutsou couple!

Being a greek myself, but also too lazy to go through all the comments to see if someone else pointed out, I would like to contribute my translation on the ‘diabetic shock’ part. It’s more acurate translation is:

‘The housedog (the blog’s name) is sorry for any diabetic shocks, this sweet spectacle my have caused.’

But then again google knows best, right? :)

I actually found out about your blog from that exact post of the ‘housedog’ and since then I have read all of your posts. I must say that it makes me feel like ripping apart my kitchen and start painting cabinets :)

Keep up the good (DIY) work!

PS: Congrats on your newly acquired baby!

]]> By: Laurie http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122642 Laurie Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:37:01 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122642 I keep coming back to read this again and again, its so funny! I can't believe you guys are to blame for all the diabetic shock over there....maybe they meant sweet surprise? I keep coming back to read this again and again, its so funny! I can’t believe you guys are to blame for all the diabetic shock over there….maybe they meant sweet surprise?

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122637 YoungHouseLove Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:15:12 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122637 Cool! Thanks so much for the tip, Natalie! We'll have to keep an eye out. -John

Cool! Thanks so much for the tip, Natalie! We’ll have to keep an eye out.

-John

]]> By: Natalie http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122635 Natalie Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:31:15 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122635 Just had to let you guys know that the Nate Berkus Lamp you have on your {We're Digging} list is available at Home Goods! Well, at ours at least. Thought you might want to check it out :) Just had to let you guys know that the Nate Berkus Lamp you have on your {We’re Digging} list is available at Home Goods! Well, at ours at least. Thought you might want to check it out :)

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122625 YoungHouseLove Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:15:52 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122625 Thanks so much for the translations Yiota! And boy are we jealous that you're writing from Cyprus. Amazing! xo, s

Thanks so much for the translations Yiota! And boy are we jealous that you’re writing from Cyprus. Amazing!

xo,
s

]]> By: yiota http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/its-all-greek-to-us/comment-page-2/#comment-122624 yiota Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:12:57 +0000 http://www.younghouselove.com/?p=21421#comment-122624 Sherry and John greetings from Cyprus!!! :) your page is great!!! me and my fiance are going to built a house and i found your page when searching for ideas etc etc..... and i'd like to thank you because you helped me a lot!!!!!!!! :) anyway i can explain some things about spitoskylo's comments!! ... about the goutsou-goutsou part... that means that you are a couple veeeeery in love, and .. actually when we say goutsou-goutsou it's all about kisses and hugs and all that "in love" stuff!! :) which it's cute!! :) and about the “to change the fuel to make new, more or less with their own hands” comment... ok... the translation is a bit .. difficult... it means you changed it (you didn't leave anything as it was before) on your own... so.... that's it i think.... any other questions?? :) Sherry and John greetings from Cyprus!!! :)

your page is great!!!

me and my fiance are going to built a house and i found your page when searching for ideas etc etc….. and i’d like to thank you because you helped me a lot!!!!!!!! :)

anyway i can explain some things about spitoskylo’s comments!!

… about the goutsou-goutsou part… that means that you are a couple veeeeery in love, and .. actually when we say goutsou-goutsou it’s all about kisses and hugs and all that “in love” stuff!! :) which it’s cute!! :)

and about the “to change the fuel to make new, more or less with their own hands” comment… ok… the translation is a bit .. difficult… it means you changed it (you didn’t leave anything as it was before) on your own…

so…. that’s it i think…. any other questions?? :)

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