Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987.
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8 thoughts on “Humour inglese: A Greek tragedy”
Tony I couldn’t understand it then I suddenly might (it takes a bit of time)
EuRIPides
did you rip it? (Li hai strappati? Si sono strappati?)
Really funny! You ripped these? But I’m not sure about the replay, You many these? About the lost emails, I sent another one last week, but probably your mailbox is full.
Tony I couldn’t understand it then I suddenly might (it takes a bit of time)
EuRIPides
did you rip it? (Li hai strappati? Si sono strappati?)
EuMENiDes
Could you mend it? (Potrebbe rammendarli?)
Very good, Gaetano. They’re not always easy these puns!
“(Did) you rip these?”
“Yes, (can) you mend these?”
Do you ripped them?
Yes, do you mend them?
Very good!
I think if you really want to make it grammatical then it should probably be:
“(Did) you rip these?”
“Yes, (can) you mend these?”
Really funny! You ripped these? But I’m not sure about the replay, You many these? About the lost emails, I sent another one last week, but probably your mailbox is full.
If the trousers are “ripped” what must the tailor do with them?
Did you send to ingliando@gmail.com?
I thought about “mend”, but I wasn’t convinced it could fit well, as for the sound. Thank you a lot!
“Mend” is right!