frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?message-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up172
arrow-up172message-squareWhat is your country's "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squarefederalreverse-old@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoYou’re right, I forgot about the fact that there’s a literal translation. But besides being gender-neutral, both sayings mean the same, no? My main point was that many Germans now regularly use the pear-tree malapropism, however.
You’re right, I forgot about the fact that there’s a literal translation. But besides being gender-neutral, both sayings mean the same, no?
My main point was that many Germans now regularly use the pear-tree malapropism, however.