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Sentence #2333733

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Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 6:41:41 PM UTC link Permalink

Do you mean, you ate a person, right?

slyfin slyfin October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 6:43:51 PM UTC link Permalink

That's what this sentence appears to mean. It's certainly creative! I could see this sentence being used in a horror novel.

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 6:54:33 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, it's perfect for a horror movie. It's a translation from Hebrew, perhaps it doesn't have the pronoun "it" (like many other languages).

Ricardo14 Ricardo14 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:03:19 PM UTC link Permalink

It couldn't be translated into Portuguese...
In a "colloquial way" - it means that you have sexual intercourse with someone.

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:08:26 PM UTC link Permalink

Yeah, that too. To mean cunnilingus, 'eat out' is more commonly used, but 'eat' is definitely possible as well. :P

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015, edited October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:15:17 PM UTC, edited October 11, 2015 at 7:16:49 PM UTC link Permalink

I heard "eat" in that context, "eat out" is something new for me. The only meaning of "eat out" I knew was "have dinner in a cafe/restaurant".

slyfin slyfin October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:19:43 PM UTC link Permalink

I haven't heard "eat" in this context. Colloquially, I've only heard "eat out" used.

AlanF_US AlanF_US October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:32:16 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, "her" refers to a female that is either a human or a (non-human) animal. A hunter who saw and killed a doe (a female deer) could say "I ate her." Depending on your beliefs, this may or may not qualify as horror.

"It" is another way to translate the Hebrew אותה, and "I ate it" is an alternative (and probably more likely) translation of the Hebrew sentence. Indeed, Hebrew does not have a neuter form of the third person, so "it" must be expressed with the same word as either "him" or "her".

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:33:05 PM UTC link Permalink

Like "I want to eat out your p*ssy"? Not "eat your p*ssy"?
Perhaps, many Internet perverts have a bad command of English...

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:43:53 PM UTC link Permalink

I see. I thought "he" or "she" is used while talking about pets, or animals at the zoo, that obviously aren't intended for eating. Btw, is it common to say "she" about a cow or "he" about a bull?

Actually, English seems to be the only language I'm aware about that doesn't use "he" and "she" for inanimated objects.

slyfin slyfin October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:46:33 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the explanation AlanF_US! I barely knew anything about Hebrew until now.

Selena777, No... "eat out" is a slang phrasal verb. It's very much slang/colloquial language but yet it doesn't necessarily represent a bad command of the English language. Rather, it's just generally offensive largely, I think, due to the imagery it engrosses.

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:51:48 PM UTC link Permalink

Slyfin, I mean saying "eat someone's p*ssy" insted of "eat out someone's p*ssy" is bad English or not?

slyfin slyfin October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 7:59:12 PM UTC link Permalink

I don't think so. Now that I see both "eat" and "eat out" in the context of this sentence before "p*ssy" they both seem fairly natural. I find "eat out" to be more the more descriptive word, however. I think that it's similar to the difference between "I went into the store." and "I went in the store".

Selena777 Selena777 October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 8:03:37 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the explanation. I would like to say "went to the store", if someone asked me :)

slyfin slyfin October 11, 2015 October 11, 2015 at 8:33:55 PM UTC link Permalink

You're welcome! :) My pleasure!

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2333096אכלתי אותה..

I ate her.

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