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Julie P.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:01 am
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There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose does that
serve?
3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a subject, as in
"?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
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Bill Bonde ( ''The chambe
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:01 am
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"Julie P." wrote:
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There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose does that
serve?
3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a subject, as in
"?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
You can say "I'm enchanted" in English. Spanish doesn't require explicit |
use of even pronouns.
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Personally, I believe that 9/11 should have taught us the lesson that we
can't let these countries simmer endlessly in disillusionment without
doing something about it because people become susceptible to delusional
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efforts, certainly not all military, to remake the very face of the
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the Bede
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:01 am
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"Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BuydnVVz5LkfZHzcRVn-jw@comcast.com...
| Quote: | There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose does that
serve?
3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a subject, as
in
"?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
Thanks!
pics? a/s/l? wearing? |
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Julie P.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:02 am
Post subject: Who is that celebrity in the new McDonalds commercial? |
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There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose does that
serve?
3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a subject, as in
"?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
Thanks! |
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Ritchie
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:04 pm
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"the Bede" <rspwsownthebede@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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"Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BuydnVVz5LkfZHzcRVn-jw@comcast.com...
There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose does
that
serve?
3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a subject, as
in
"?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
Thanks!
pics? a/s/l? wearing?
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I didn't see the commercial but "me encanta" means "I love it" or "I like
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William R Ward
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:03 pm
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"Ritchie" <no@noplace.com> writes:
| Quote: | I didn't see the commercial but "me encanta" means "I love it" or "I like
it".
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The current English slogan for McDonald's is "I'm lovin' it." The
Spanish slogan is "Me encanta" which you would see if you watched a
Spanish language broadcast that had McD's commercials.
Literally it means "(It) enchants me." Spanish uses the verbs
"gustar" and "encantar" in a way that is very different from anything
in English, since the subject and object of the sentence are the
opposite of how we would say it in English.
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soup
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:06 pm
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Ritchie popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and
said
| Quote: | "Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BuydnVVz5LkfZHzcRVn-jw@comcast.com...
There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler
eating at McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
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no idea
| Quote: | 2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose
does that
serves
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So people will talk about it ?
| Quote: | 3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a
subject, as in "?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
I didn't see the commercial but "me encanta" means "I love it" or "I
like it".
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McDonalds catch phrase just now seems to be "'ahm lovin' it"
could this be the way it should be translated?
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yours S
Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione |
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Chris Croughton
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:39 pm
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(Trimmed to just the languages groups)
On 10 Jan 2005 04:03:18 -0800, William R Ward
<bill@wards.net> wrote:
| Quote: | The current English slogan for McDonald's is "I'm lovin' it." The
Spanish slogan is "Me encanta" which you would see if you watched a
Spanish language broadcast that had McD's commercials.
Literally it means "(It) enchants me." Spanish uses the verbs
"gustar" and "encantar" in a way that is very different from anything
in English, since the subject and object of the sentence are the
opposite of how we would say it in English.
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English is not consistent. Contrast:
"It pleases me."
"It amuses me."
"It likes me."
Which is subject and which object? Which thing is acting on the other?
Older forms of English did use "It likes me" in the way we now use "I
like it" (shortened possibly from "It belikes me").
(I would translate the Spanish literally as "I [am] enchanted [by it]",
similar to French "[Je suis] enchante'"; in more formal times, an
English gentleman might murmur "Enchanted!" on being introduced to a
beautiful girl...)
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Jordan Abel
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:43 pm
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On 2005-01-10, Ritchie <no@noplace.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I didn't see the commercial but "me encanta" means "I love it" or "I like
it".
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Or, given the company being discussed, a poor attempt at "I'm lovin' it" |
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L Covey
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:26 pm
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Chris Croughton wrote:
| Quote: | (Trimmed to just the languages groups)
On 10 Jan 2005 04:03:18 -0800, William R Ward
bill@wards.net> wrote:
The current English slogan for McDonald's is "I'm lovin' it." The
Spanish slogan is "Me encanta" which you would see if you watched a
Spanish language broadcast that had McD's commercials.
Literally it means "(It) enchants me." Spanish uses the verbs
"gustar" and "encantar" in a way that is very different from anything
in English, since the subject and object of the sentence are the
opposite of how we would say it in English.
English is not consistent. Contrast:
"It pleases me."
"It amuses me."
"It likes me."
Which is subject and which object? Which thing is acting on the other?
Older forms of English did use "It likes me" in the way we now use "I
like it" (shortened possibly from "It belikes me").
(I would translate the Spanish literally as "I [am] enchanted [by it]",
similar to French "[Je suis] enchante'"; in more formal times, an
English gentleman might murmur "Enchanted!" on being introduced to a
beautiful girl...)
Chris C
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Are you asking about the English or the Spanish?
It pleases me:
It - subject
me - object
Me encanta:
-a ending in verb "encanta" defines subject, "it" in this instance.
[also means he, she]
Me - object
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:06 pm
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On 10 Jan 2005 12:43:39 GMT, Jordan Abel <jmabel@purdue.edu> wrote:
| Quote: | On 2005-01-10, Ritchie <no@noplace.com> wrote:
I didn't see the commercial but "me encanta" means "I love it" or "I like
it".
Or, given the company being discussed, a poor attempt at "I'm lovin' it"
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Maybe McDonald's Spanish is as crap as their English.
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Sam
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:12 pm
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You said:
Maybe McDonald's Spanish is as crap as their English.
DC
I say:
Maybe McDonald's food is as crap as crap.
I wouldn't eat there (anymore) if it were free.
Sam |
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Luba Luft
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:19 pm
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:36:07 -0500, "Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
The wrestler may be Mexican. Wrestling ist rather popular in Mexico, |
too.
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2) Why is the commercial part English/part Spanish? What purpose does that
serve?
I'd guess that McDonalds would like to appeal to its Mexican |
customers/customers of Mexican origin.
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3) What does "me encanta" mean? Isn't there supposed to be a subject, as in
"?me encanta Puerto Rico?"?
Thanks!
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Chris Croughton
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:02 am
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:26:14 GMT, L Covey
<ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Chris Croughton wrote:
English is not consistent. Contrast:
"It pleases me."
"It amuses me."
"It likes me."
Which is subject and which object? Which thing is acting on the other?
Older forms of English did use "It likes me" in the way we now use "I
like it" (shortened possibly from "It belikes me").
Are you asking about the English or the Spanish?
It pleases me:
It - subject
me - object
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How about "it likes me"? It's 'me' (supposedly the object) which is
being acted on, and 'it' which is doing the acting, grammatically, but
it's actually the other way round (if we set 'it' as "ice cream", the
ice cream isn't doing any 'liking' at all). Compare with "it hits me",
where 'it' is acting on 'me'.
English is not consistent...
Chris C |
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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:27 am
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Luba Luft wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:36:07 -0500, "Julie P."
jporpiglia@hotmail.com
wrote:
There is a new TV commercial featuring a masked pro wrestler eating
at
McDonalds. Part of the commercial is in Spanish.
1) Who is that masked celebrity? Does he wrestle for the WWE?
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Ni idea.
| Quote: | The wrestler may be Mexican. Wrestling ist rather popular in Mexico,
too.
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And Mexican pro "wrestlers" wear masks. See
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucha_libre>.
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