Comment on Living the dream

• addie@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I am intrigued. Most of the cultures I’d expect to have that proverb have neither definite nor indefinite articles in their language.

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  • MBM@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Unless I’m misunderstanding, you add those when translating so you don’t get broken English?

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  • Lembot_0004@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Most of the cultures … have neither definite nor indefinite articles in their language.

    Not sure what you’re talking about. I’m Ukrainian. Was born in the Soviet Union.

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    • addie@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Was expecting it to be “vodka without beer is just waste of money”, in that case.

      Looking it up, most sources seem to have it the other way around - “beer without vodka”, as in there’s no point wasting money on drinking unless you’re going to do some hard drinking?

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