Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by chucksta 1543 days ago
>There is basis, yesterday did in fact happen in the past and tomorrow can not be said with certainty.

>There are many phrases in many languages that don't have translations to others or may mean something different. See the phrase "lost in translation". Even something as little as "no worries" without translation can still be lost in translation culture.

1 comments

> See the phrase "lost in translation". Even something as little as "no worries" without translation can still be lost in translation culture.

Exactly. You may know the word for 'worry' or 'worries', but you may not know the word for 'no'. And in that moment you could be misinterpreting the intentions and actions/words of a person who only told you 'don't worry'. Meanwhile, you are big worrying.