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Re: Translation needed
Mike Lyle (mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk) 2005/12/18 11:20

Jumbo wrote:
> I need to know how you say this in English:
>
> "The back side of Great Britain" (meaning that there is a good -
> positive - side, and a less flattering side)

Trickier than it may seem. As I guess you know, "backside" means
"arse". Consider "underside", "seamy side", "dark side",
"underbelly", "hidden side", "Britain behind the scenes", "private
life", "wild side". The founder of the Salvation Army neatly followed
up Livingstone's "Darkest Africa" with "Darkest England".

--
Mike.



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