Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
mess made itself!
English answer:
so it just happened, is that right?
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Edyta Sawin
Feb 6, 2009 14:14
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mess made itself!
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So I guess that mess just made itself, is that right?
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Change log
Feb 6, 2009 14:37: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 20, 2009 13:24: Edyta Sawin Created KOG entry
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Edyta Sawin
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so it just happened, is that right?
you are not responsible for this mess?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Sheila Wilson
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the mess happened without any human intervention
in other words, don't blame me!
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Jack Doughty
: I think this is a sarcastic comment from a parent, not something said by a child.
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Thanks Jack - yes, I quite agree
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David Williams
: Sounds too technical to me. A good translation always fits the context. Simply translating the words is rarely - if ever - the best solution.
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but it's an explanation, not a translation
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B D Finch
: Wrong way round: sarcastic "so you claim it's not your fault?"
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Thanks - I agree. I was talking simply about the words posted, not the whole context given
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Polangmar
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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Kathryn Litherland
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no one is responsible for the mess, no person made it
Someone is trying to blame someone for making the mess, but no one is taking responsibility. If no one made the mess, then the mess must have made itself.
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David Williams
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You and I both know you did it
You do need to parse it better for the glossary, i.e. "that mess just made itself!"
As Jack commented, this is sarcasm and would tend to be used to a child.
As Jack commented, this is sarcasm and would tend to be used to a child.
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