We'll take a cup of kindness yet?

cftranslate · Post by **cftranslate** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:00 am

Can anybody paraphrase that line from Auld Lang Syne in plain modern English, particularly the 'kindness' thing?

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Stephen Jones · Post by **Stephen Jones** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:45 am

The line is in plain modern standard English.

cftranslate · Post by **cftranslate** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:00 pm

But a Google search puts most of the references in the New Year's song context.

What's a cup of kindness in plain modern English?

I translated it as "We'll make a toast to (or in) friendship..."

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fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:21 am

People usually translate it to 'We'll call the nice men in white coats for you then, Catedratico Fluffyhamster, OK?' when I say that in banquets or any other contexts outside/beyond the New Year.

cftranslate · Post by **cftranslate** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:40 am

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:03 am

'The nice men in white coats' refers to "nurses" from a mental hospital...meaning, I'd sound a bit crazy to use it outside the context of the NY's song (so I also wasn't quite sure what SJ meant when he said it was 'plain modern standard English' - that seems a bit like saying 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously' is all well and grammatical).

Stephen Jones · Post by **Stephen Jones** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:37 pm

I fail to see how you can say the idea any more simply.

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:12 pm

How about taking it up with the song's writer, SJ?

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