Apr 22, 2015 04:15
9 yrs ago
English term

My hife tusson mummerstan me

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
His eyes follow his hand as it reaches for the thin red straw. Failing to observe any shaking, any overt shaking,he plucks the straw from its intended purpose and drops it on the paper napkin under his glass. A small hemorrhage of cranberry juice forms a red blot on the cheek of a cartoon man with cartoon bubbles over his head: My hife tusson mummerstan me.
Ps:It is the context from Leaving Las Vegas and I really have no clue of what language it is...
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Apr 22, 2015 04:15: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Non-PRO (2): Edith Kelly, Tony M

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Responses

+14
4 mins
Selected

my wife doesn't understand me

Typical self-pitying slurred statement from a drunk.
Peer comment(s):

agree JaneTranslates : Exactly. You beat me to it!
1 min
Thanks Jane.
agree Barbara Carrara
5 mins
Thanks Barbara.
agree P.L.F. Persio
5 mins
Thanks missdutch.
agree Jack Doughty
1 hr
Thanks Jack.
agree Steffen Walter
2 hrs
Thanks Steffen.
agree BdiL : The asker should have tried pronouncing it as that helps even non-native speakers. She should try Samuel L. Clemens, pardon me!, Mark Twain, for the best of training (e.g. Huckleberry Finn).
2 hrs
Thanks Bdil. I remember struggling with Uncle Remus as a child.
agree Simon Mac
3 hrs
Thanks Simon.
agree Carol Gullidge
3 hrs
Thanks Carol.
agree Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
Thanks Gallagy.
agree magdadh
4 hrs
Thanks magdadh.
agree Eckhard Boehle
5 hrs
Thanks Eckhard.
agree Tony M
5 hrs
Thanks Tony.
agree jccantrell : Hic! I'll drink to that!
9 hrs
Thanks jccantrell :-)
agree Phong Le
6 days
Thanks Phong Le.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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