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Thread poster: Tom in London
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:55
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Dec 23, 2023

Seen on the London Underground:

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Jean Dimitriadis
Zea_Mays
Angus Stewart
P.L.F. Persio
Dalia Nour
Ildiko Santana
Philip Lees
 
Jean Dimitriadis
Jean Dimitriadis  Identity Verified
English to French
+ ...
Estimate Dec 23, 2023

That's a conservative estimate.

[Edited at 2023-12-23 15:17 GMT]

Angus Stewart
P.L.F. Persio
Philip Lees
Marina Aleyeva
Maciek Drobka
 
Philip Lees
Philip Lees  Identity Verified
Greece
Local time: 14:55
Greek to English
Double Dec 24, 2023

Wouldn't that just double the magnitude of the problem?

Tom in London
Christel Zipfel
Baran Keki
P.L.F. Persio
Marina Aleyeva
Cetacea
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
 
P.L.F. Persio
P.L.F. Persio  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 13:55
Member (2010)
English to Italian
+ ...
Math Dec 24, 2023

Philip Lees wrote:

Wouldn't that just double the magnitude of the problem?


It's probably a Liz Truss's idea.

Tom in London
 
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:55
Member (2004)
English to Italian
Surely... Dec 24, 2023

it doesn't take 2 years to cut all the homeless people in half?

Maciek Drobka
 
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Arne Krueger
Arne Krueger
Germany
Local time: 13:55
German to English
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Stuck with the translation of this... Dec 31, 2023

I wonder if they mean that literally. ^^
 


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