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God Bless King Juan Carlos. This phrase is being mistranslated in English as "Why don't you shut up?" This mistranslation implies that the King is making a suggestion. Actually, by using the verb in the indicative, callas and not the subjunctive calles (which is used for suggestions) Juan Carlos is saying: "Why aren't you shutting up?" The difference is subtle but profound. Ted Keer | ||||
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