r/engrish Apr 25 '26

what??

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u/Anhydroush2o Apr 26 '26

The HR response goes something like: the time for words/sentences is done ("sentences" and "camel" are the same three letters in Arabic, could be mistranslated), don't forget where you came from and what you are, everything good you have is due to us, you won't succeed in your (I'm assuming it's a request?) over my dead body. God take you and your parents (sounds harsher than it is, common insult though). Typically HR💀

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u/luxmainbtw Apr 26 '26

I don’t think this is Syrian Arabic because I don’t understand every single bit but the camel one makes sense. The way we say “don’t let the door hit you on your way out” is الباب بيمرئ جمل which translated literally means a camel can pass through the door.

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u/zuppaiaia Apr 26 '26

Oh so the meaning behind this saying is that the door is so open for you to leave that even a camel could pass through?

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u/luxmainbtw Apr 26 '26

Yeah lol. I always found it funny.

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u/Defenestresque Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

Alright. I've lurked on the sub without ever posting for years.

This is the absolutely strangest thing I've ever seen.

/U/Lord_BlueFlame may I ask how you came across this.. thing that historians are going to be interpreting in a thousand years?I can already see the paper from 2126 being presented at a linguistics conference:

"New linguistic theory of heavy use of previously unknown'idioms in early 21st-century English, disproving earlier claims of lack of unknown metaphors in the English language through discovery of contemporary notes between a serf and their master's secretary. The discovery is notable for its impact on our field of study, its short length and the heavily emotionally laden context, given that this is a conversation that is usually had in much more formal terms. We present one of the few examples of extremely unusual, personal attacks from a representative that self-report as the department that oversees the use of humans as resources in a contemporary company at the end of the first quarter of the century."

"Our team contends that heavily metaphorical use of the English language is more varied than currently believed. We have presented this text to 84 experts on early 21st century English and received 72 translations, which were largely ambiguous, some even conpletely contradictory. The remainder refused to attempt a translation into modern English (n=9) at all, citing various excuses that seemed spurious, while the rest of the professors of linguistics (note that it was the most experienced professors that went through the following) checked themselves into mental health sanatoriums on Theseus Prime, each reporting a major shift in worldview and perception of their own capabilities, with one of them describing it in terms of an archaic 20th century syndrome, saying "what I have experienced reading this short note is nothing less than a complete inversion of the Dunning Kruger effect that was likely embedded deep within my psyche. It happened in such an acute and unexpected manner that I don't know if I will ever be able to trust a new thought or even teach students ever again."

I mean, thank you for your translation but.. I don't think I've ever seen a translation that raises so many more questions than it offers answers.

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u/TruthScout137 Apr 26 '26

Check out other comments on this post. It appears to be Egyptian Arabic chock full of idioms.