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Sentence #3983125

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 Ooneykcall Ooneykcall March 23, 2015 March 23, 2015 at 6:27:29 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"Who's 'she', the cat's mother?" is apparently a somewhat dated British reprimand, used especially with young children, either (1) to remind them that it's rude to refer to someone by a pronoun while they're actually present, or (2) that it's improper to use a pronoun to refer to someone who you haven't introduced into the conversation yet. The latter is the case here.

Asynja Asynja April 10, 2015 April 10, 2015 at 7:11:42 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks a lot for the explanation, Ooney! That phrase was super weird to me, but now that you explained the true meaning behind it I could offer a better translation :).

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"We're almost out of food..." "She's gone to the store." "Who's she? The cat's mother?"

added by Ooneykcall, March 23, 2015
➜ #3983157«У нас еда почти кончилась...» — «Она пошла в магазин». — «Кто "она", кошкина мать?»

linked by Ooneykcall, March 23, 2015
➜ #4058705''Ya casi no nos queda comida...'' ''Ella se fue a la tienda.'' ''¿Y ella es? Adivino no soy.''

linked by Asynja, April 10, 2015