Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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  • February 27, 2014, 8:44pm

Jayles, yes I'm learning Hungarian, and it's not easy! But as you mentioned, my Hungarian husband often says "dress up" when he means get dressed. And other literally translated phrases. It might help to start thinking in his incorrect English, then translate literally to Hungarian, and voila, I'll be fluent!
We just discussed some phrasal verbs and the negation this week in HU class... Gives me a headache for sure!

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