Oh, pity the Mayor of Ragusa who is inadvertently going to cause much confusion among English-speaking visitors this summer: The Mayor, in his wisdom, has declared a "dog free zone" along a 200-metre stretch of the spiaggia degli Americani down at the Marina di Ragusa, but he doesn't mean an area free of dogs; he means the opposite - an area where dogs, provided they are on a leash and muzzled, will be tolerated on the beach.
English has the advantage of being a more economical languager than Italian, so I can understand why the phrase seemed attractive but please, Mr Mayor, check out the meaning!
Simi thinks the dogs will not have much fun if they have to be muzzled all the time and she'd rather stay at home!
Oh yes. Good point. I'm impressed at how many businesses use English in all of Europe.
ReplyDeleteSaluti da Oregon, where dogs are welcomed everywhere.
That is one cool Doggie Dude floating on the water :-)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ...
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of a sign behind a 1,5 metres high fence of some carabinieri telling in English 'No trespassing', in German, though: 'Unübersteigbare Grenze' [unsurmountable border(line)].
Oops! Ah well I hope the confusion is sorted. Still I doubt I would like to be muzzled either if I was in Simi's paws!
ReplyDeleteCooler at home.
ReplyDeleteSaluti e buon ferragosto, lakeviewer. Simi chose the pic, Cherie! Haha, Sean! Hi, jams. Simi says thanks for the empathy. Quite so, James.
ReplyDeleteEnglish can be a confusing language. I remember a small child telling me that something was "tasty" when she meant it tasted strange!
ReplyDeleteLove the cool dog - much nicer than baking on the beach.
Hi, Dragonstar. That's funny. Simi chose the pic!
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