Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
'''Basic Trope''': Characters screw up idiomatic terms, usually due to being LiteralMinded or a non-native speaker. Yet the common way is to swap a word from that idiom without changing the context (which would be harder to translate than the exact words).
to:
'''Basic Trope''': Characters screw up idiomatic terms, usually due to being LiteralMinded or a non-native speaker. Yet speaker, yet the common way is to swap a word from that idiom without changing the context (which would be harder to translate than the exact words).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new white mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I look like a million currency!"
to:
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new white mink coat]], and says says, "This is wonderful! I look like a million currency!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Linking directly instead of through redirect.
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
** Bob {{hypnotize}}s Alice, but she won't obey his trigger until he finally figures out she thinks he meant to break his fingers, not snap them. After getting Alice out of her trance, Bob has to go the hospital.
to:
** Bob {{hypnotize}}s [[{{Brainwashed}} hypnotizes]] Alice, but she won't obey his trigger until he finally figures out she thinks he meant to break his fingers, not snap them. After getting Alice out of her trance, Bob has to go the hospital.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can be said with any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my spleen!"
to:
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can be said with any private body part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my spleen!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
looks better
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can be said with any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my breasts!"
to:
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can be said with any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my breasts!"spleen!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can refer to any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my breasts!"
to:
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can refer to be said with any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my breasts!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new white mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I feel like a million currency!"
to:
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new white mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I feel look like a million currency!"
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* '''Downplayed''': Alice thinks her queen sized bed was made to fit a real queen's measurements.
to:
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Alice thinks her queen sized bed was made to fit a real queen'smeasurements.measurements.
** Alice says she feels like [[WinterRoyalLady a snow duchess]] in her white mink. Bob smiles and says that's close enough.
** Alice thinks her queen sized bed was made to fit a real queen's
** Alice says she feels like [[WinterRoyalLady a snow duchess]] in her white mink. Bob smiles and says that's close enough.
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* '''Parodied''': Alice's poetry book is a sight to behold.
to:
* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Alice's poetry book is a sight tobehold.behold.
** Bob {{hypnotize}}s Alice, but she won't obey his trigger until he finally figures out she thinks he meant to break his fingers, not snap them. After getting Alice out of her trance, Bob has to go the hospital.
** Alice's poetry book is a sight to
** Bob {{hypnotize}}s Alice, but she won't obey his trigger until he finally figures out she thinks he meant to break his fingers, not snap them. After getting Alice out of her trance, Bob has to go the hospital.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 2 (click to see context) from:
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I feel like a million currency!"
to:
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new white mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I feel like a million currency!"
Changed line(s) 6,7 (click to see context) from:
* '''Inverted''': Alice can understand all the terms in a Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, but can't get simple verb-subject sentences.
* '''Subverted''': Alice says she has a rabbit in her throat. Bob thinks she's mangling having a frog in her throat, but a rabbit [[OrificeInvasion did leap into her mouth]].
* '''Subverted''': Alice says she has a rabbit in her throat. Bob thinks she's mangling having a frog in her throat, but a rabbit [[OrificeInvasion did leap into her mouth]].
to:
* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Alice can understand all the terms in a Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, but can't get simple verb-subject sentences.
** Someone tries to pull a FurAndLoathing on Alice by asking her how many minks died to make her coat. Alice says that her coat wasn't dyed. Natural white fur garments merely use bleaching to keep the color from yellowing.
* '''Subverted''': Alice says she has a rabbit in her throat. Bob thinks she's mangling having a frog in her throat, but a rabbit [[OrificeInvasion did leap into her mouth]].[[labelnote:*]]this is to pair with one of the items in PlayingWith.OrificeInvasion[[/labelnote]]
** Alice can understand all the terms in a Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, but can't get simple verb-subject sentences.
** Someone tries to pull a FurAndLoathing on Alice by asking her how many minks died to make her coat. Alice says that her coat wasn't dyed. Natural white fur garments merely use bleaching to keep the color from yellowing.
* '''Subverted''': Alice says she has a rabbit in her throat. Bob thinks she's mangling having a frog in her throat, but a rabbit [[OrificeInvasion did leap into her mouth]].[[labelnote:*]]this is to pair with one of the items in PlayingWith.OrificeInvasion[[/labelnote]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
'''Basic Trope''': Characters screw up idiomatic terms, usually due to being LiteralMinded or a non-native speaker. Yet the common way is to swap a word from that idiom without changing the context (which would be harder to translate than the exact words).
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I feel like a million currency!"
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice makes anything beyond basic sentences sound like {{Engrish}}.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice thinks her queen sized bed was made to fit a real queen's measurements.
* '''Justified''': Her native language actually has similar idioms to English. It's just that the words differ.
* '''Inverted''': Alice can understand all the terms in a Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, but can't get simple verb-subject sentences.
* '''Subverted''': Alice says she has a rabbit in her throat. Bob thinks she's mangling having a frog in her throat, but a rabbit [[OrificeInvasion did leap into her mouth]].
* '''Double Subverted''': After Bob mentions ways to get it out, he finally jokes it was trying to get to Wonderland, and Alice asks him not to go down that rabbit pit.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's poetry book is a sight to behold.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice speaks fluent English, even obscure idioms.
* '''Enforced''': The show is playing FollowTheLeader to a popular character like this from another show.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Alice, how come you know the meaning of 'like a bat out of hell', but keep using a bird instead?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can refer to any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my breasts!"
* '''Exploited''':
** Bob hears Alice mangling an idiom, and since she has a foreign accent, he starts pitching his easy, guaranteed in two weeks or your money back, English course.
** Alice deliberately avoids learning proper idioms because she loves the way Bob nearly falls over laughing when she misspeaks.
* '''Defied''': Alice will not use any English idiom until she looks up its meaning, so she knows exactly how and when to say it.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
----
Click the link to BluntMetaphorsTrauma, and you'll be there in a shine!
----
%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%%
%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
* '''Straight''': Alice pets the fur on [[PrettyInMink her new mink coat]], and says "This is wonderful! I feel like a million currency!"
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice makes anything beyond basic sentences sound like {{Engrish}}.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice thinks her queen sized bed was made to fit a real queen's measurements.
* '''Justified''': Her native language actually has similar idioms to English. It's just that the words differ.
* '''Inverted''': Alice can understand all the terms in a Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, but can't get simple verb-subject sentences.
* '''Subverted''': Alice says she has a rabbit in her throat. Bob thinks she's mangling having a frog in her throat, but a rabbit [[OrificeInvasion did leap into her mouth]].
* '''Double Subverted''': After Bob mentions ways to get it out, he finally jokes it was trying to get to Wonderland, and Alice asks him not to go down that rabbit pit.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's poetry book is a sight to behold.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice speaks fluent English, even obscure idioms.
* '''Enforced''': The show is playing FollowTheLeader to a popular character like this from another show.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Alice, how come you know the meaning of 'like a bat out of hell', but keep using a bird instead?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells her that the term "Kiss my ass" can refer to any private part, just to see if she falls for it. It pays off when she tells an annoying cashier to "Kiss my breasts!"
* '''Exploited''':
** Bob hears Alice mangling an idiom, and since she has a foreign accent, he starts pitching his easy, guaranteed in two weeks or your money back, English course.
** Alice deliberately avoids learning proper idioms because she loves the way Bob nearly falls over laughing when she misspeaks.
* '''Defied''': Alice will not use any English idiom until she looks up its meaning, so she knows exactly how and when to say it.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
----
Click the link to BluntMetaphorsTrauma, and you'll be there in a shine!
----
%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%%
%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
