tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post4557938700034738089..comments2024-01-29T13:17:39.611+01:00Comments on mox: Difference between cognates and false friendsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-16732797799808865652013-01-15T22:07:19.826+01:002013-01-15T22:07:19.826+01:00Nice to see that Lena is picking up the linguistic...Nice to see that Lena is picking up the linguistic jargon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-9089841530376064052013-01-14T12:15:47.338+01:002013-01-14T12:15:47.338+01:00Mox is funny as always. I just went through some o...Mox is funny as always. I just went through some of the posts. All are pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.Ruby@Business Translation Serviceshttp://www.linguavox.co.uk/professional-translation-services.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-83768123736650487422013-01-12T09:09:04.759+01:002013-01-12T09:09:04.759+01:00False friends, as you correctly point out Alejandr...False friends, as you correctly point out Alejandro, are translators' friends. I love Mox's happy face while sitting under the tree; he really does get more lovable every day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-75036231842976233622013-01-10T20:20:00.511+01:002013-01-10T20:20:00.511+01:00The pun relies on the fact that two words are perf...The pun relies on the fact that two words are perfect cognates if both have the same etymological origin and carry the same meaning (e.g.: "perfect" and "perfecto"), whereas one word is a false friend from another if they share the same origin but have different meanings, like "constipated" and "constipado".<br /><br />Now the problem is that when someone explains a joke you don't get, you can hardly find it funny :)<br /><br />BTW, great blog Alejandro!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-53003206097339631772013-01-09T22:15:54.106+01:002013-01-09T22:15:54.106+01:00i don't get it.i don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com