Comments on: Turkish Brain Strain http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/12/02/turkish-brain-strain/ Letters home from Elly and Stu in Bulgaria. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: stuartgrant http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/12/02/turkish-brain-strain/#comment-598 stuartgrant Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:18:34 +0000 http://www.turkishgrants.net/?p=895#comment-598 Yeah, I kinda did that. Allah verdi = God gave Allah vurdu = God hit/struck (in this context it probably even means 'smote') It was only one letter different (not counting vowel harmony)! Yeah, I kinda did that.

Allah verdi = God gave
Allah vurdu = God hit/struck (in this context it probably even means ‘smote’)

It was only one letter different (not counting vowel harmony)!

]]> By: ellygrant http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/12/02/turkish-brain-strain/#comment-597 ellygrant Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:02:10 +0000 http://www.turkishgrants.net/?p=895#comment-597 Stu last week said that God smacked the Holy Spirit to us. Mirem thought it was hilarious! Stu last week said that God smacked the Holy Spirit to us. Mirem thought it was hilarious!

]]> By: James http://www.turkishgrants.net/2009/12/02/turkish-brain-strain/#comment-595 James Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:14:41 +0000 http://www.turkishgrants.net/?p=895#comment-595 Language bloopers are fun. I once told a 50-something, quite proper German woman that her 17-year-old exchange student was giving her a shower :-) Language bloopers are fun. I once told a 50-something, quite proper German woman that her 17-year-old exchange student was giving her a shower :-)

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