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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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| Autor: | Dale-USA |
| E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
| Data: | 11/AGO/2010 1:08 PM |
| Assunto: | not Hurting cats, it is herding cats |
| Mensagem: |
I haven't heard the expression, Fran. I like the image. A similar expression that has a good image of disorder and confusion is "like a Chinese fire drill". André, it's very common even for natives to misunderstand words in speeches and songs.People will swear, for example, that in a Clearwater Revival song the lyrics say "There's a bathroom on the right". Actually, the words are "There's a bad moon on the rise." Years ago I wrote down the words to many songs by Anita Baker. When I saw the lyrics in print, I was shocked at the number of my mistakes. In many cases, frankly, I preferred my "version" of her songs. You'll find this on the Internet where listeners will post lyrics. They cannot agree. One person hears one thing, another hears something else. |
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Hurting cats – André_rs 11/AGO/2010, 9:08 AM not Hurting cats, it is herding cats – Fran 11/AGO/2010, 11:18 AM 
not Hurting cats, it is herding cats – Dale-USA 
11/AGO/2010, 1:08 PM not Hurting cats, it is herding cats – Fran 11/AGO/2010, 2:22 PM not Hurting cats, it is herding cats – CRS 11/AGO/2010, 2:45 PM not Hurting cats, it is herding cats – Dale-USA 11/AGO/2010, 3:40 PM two cats in a bag – André_rs 12/AGO/2010, 8:54 AM